Israel took on the Soviet proxy-Arab nationalists. Egypt and Syria were the United Arab Republic. This northern territory had already attacked Israel with ground forces. But Israel was somehow widening the conflict by invading it, and to do so was willing to risk attacking a US ship.
Is that a conspiracy theory, or a mockery of conspiracy theories? It's hard to tell.
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02/27/2013 11:09:50 PM PST by
rmlew
("Mosques are our barracks, minarets our bayonets, domes our helmets, the believers our soldiers.")
At the time we were NOT Israel’s friend. We had embargoed the Israelis for any weapon purchases. The Suez Crisis actually had the US and USSR pitted against the Israelis, French and Brits in negotiations over the Suez canal.