Republican lawmaker calls for new probe into Israel’s USS Liberty attack

Republican lawmaker calls for new probe into Israel’s USS Liberty attack Republican Congressman Thomas Massie has used the 59th anniversary of Israel’s attack…

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A Republican lawmaker has called for a new investigation into the 1967 USS Liberty attack, which was carried out by Israel.

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• Republican lawmaker calls for new probe into Israel's USS Liberty attack

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Republican lawmaker calls for new probe into Israel’s USS Liberty attack Republican lawmaker calls for new probe into Israel’s USS Liberty attack Republican Congressman Thomas Massie has used the 59th anniversary of Israel’s attack on the USS Liberty to call for a new investigation into the deadly 1967 assault. Israeli forces attacked the US intelligence ship during the Six-Day War, killing 34 Americans and wounding 171 others. Israel later apologised, saying it had mistaken the vessel for an Egyptian ship. US sailors on the ship have said that Israel deliberately attacked the ship. Massie questioned the official account and urged Congress to pass a resolution honouring the survivors and reopening scrutiny of the attack. According to the collected source material from www.middleeasteye.net, Republican lawmaker calls for new probe into Israel’s USS Liberty attack Republican Congressman…

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• The motivations behind the USS Liberty attack are still disputed.

Categoria: cronaca
Entità: Republican, Liberty