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Posted on 02/08/2026 3:30:31 PM PST by The_Media_never_lie
On June 8, 1967, the Israeli military machine-gunned, bombed and torpedoed the U.S.S. Liberty, an American vessel floating off the Sinai Peninsula, killing 34 service members.
Those facts are not in dispute. But almost everything else about the attack is driving a wedge through the MAGA movement.
On one side are prominent voices like the podcaster Ben Shapiro, Senator Ted Cruz of Texas and Rich Lowry, editor in chief of The National Review. They insist the attack on the Liberty was a tragic case of mistaken identity amid the chaos of the Six-Day War, a conclusion shared by a U.S. Navy Court of Inquiry and the Israeli government.
Those on the other side include the podcasters Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens and Representative Paul Gosar of Arizona. They insist Israel knew the Liberty was an American ship and say the attack is proof that the Israeli government cannot be trusted and is no ally to the United States.
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Well Ted Cruz and Ben Shapiro usually don’t take Israel’s side on any issue.
There used to be a troll here who would bring up this event whenever there was a discussion on Israel. Maybe he (or she) will chime in on this thread.
Like a moth to the flame.
LBJ was in on it.
Never mind our current and urgent existential need for mass deportations, the Save America Act and Deep State prosecutions.
Yes, the NYTs (and a bunch of Fuentinista freepers) are ‘concerned’ about a divide over Israel. How quaint
I was in the vicinity a few months later. Felt a tad spooky. USS Lester destroyer escort.
It’s a classic and despicable example of “Let’s you and him fight...”
On the other hand, "media split" is proceeding nicely with WaPo and some Google employees thinking signing some letter will influence anyone. The real split between leftists and the rest of the nation, with more liberals awaking and walking away from said left.
FRIENDLY FIRE. For F sake, the only people calling it something else are Jew haters with an agenda of Jew hating.
New York Slimes goes full Stormfront. Not surprised . . .
God says Bless Israel, be Blessed, curse Israel, be cursed. It’s still true. This is God vs. the devil. Good vs evil. Jesus “King of the Jews” Jesus comes back to rule the world for thousand years from the city and nation he loved, the apple of his eye, Jerusalem, Israel.
One of reasons America has been Blessed is our friendship with Israel.
That reset a lot. Before 9-11 is prehistory.
3 dozen Americans killed in a friendly fire incident 60 years ago pales in comparison
to the thousands of Americans killed by Islamists in the last 25 years.
Brian Williams was there.
It was 60 years ago.
America was fine before Israel
Mossad was in the towers for months with access to the elevator shafts. The company employed folded afterwards
Say, I know a country that does that.
Friendly fire?
According to the American servicemen aboard the ship:
* The attack lasted over an hour, with a large American flag clearly visible over the ship.
* The first thing the Israelis hit was the ship's radio room, as if they knew the ship's model (and nationality) and where the radio was located, so as to prevent any emergency signal from going through.
I suppose the entire crew is notoriously anti-Jooooo.
Over 60 years is too long ago?
And yet, we are still reminded of the Holocaust, the pogroms, the Inquisition, the Crusades, even the Ameleks.
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