There were plenty of people who were upset with the Israeli Defense Forces in January 1968 – Some wanted revenge:
Just seven months earlier, the USS Liberty, an electronic intelligence-gathering ship of the US Navy was cruising international waters off the Egyptian coast on June 8, 1967 when it was attacked by Israeli planes and torpedo boats. 34 Americans killed, more than 170 were wounded, in what was later determined to be an accident caused by a mistaken identity in the heat of the battle. Till this day, there are Americans who believe that this was an intentional attack. Many of them served in the US Navy at the time. It is possible that some of them wanted to settle the score.
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