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[[File:USS Liberty torpedo damage Jun 67.jpg|thumb|USS Liberty (AGTR-5) at La Valletta, Malta, after arriving for repair of damages received when she was attacked by Israeli forces off the Sinai Peninsula.]]
[[File:USS Liberty torpedo damage Jun 67.jpg|thumb|USS Liberty (AGTR-5) at La Valletta, Malta, after arriving for repair of damages received when she was attacked by Israeli forces off the Sinai Peninsula.]]
On June 8, 1967 an Israeli plane tried to sink the American [[USS Liberty]] ship killing 34 American citizens and injuring 171. The surviving crew<ref>[https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/06/08/were-fed-it-survivors-of-uss-liberty-look-answers-55-years-later.html 'We're Fed Up With It': Survivors of the USS Liberty Look for Answers 55 Years Later]</ref><ref>[https://www.usslibertyveterans.org/ USS Liberty Veterans]</ref> believes the incident was intentional as the flag was raised and the ship was very famous and recognizable at the time, the US intelligence agencies also believed the attack was intentional, Israeli authorities said the ship was confused with an Egyptian one and denied that the flag was risen up. As the American ship was a spy ship, Israel didn't wanted other country to know their plans to take the Golan Heights or the elimination of Egyptian war prisoners.
On June 8, 1967 an Israeli plane tried to sink the American [[USS Liberty]] ship killing 34 American citizens and injuring 171. The surviving crew<ref>[https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/06/08/were-fed-it-survivors-of-uss-liberty-look-answers-55-years-later.html 'We're Fed Up With It': Survivors of the USS Liberty Look for Answers 55 Years Later]</ref><ref>[https://www.usslibertyveterans.org/ USS Liberty Veterans]</ref> believes the incident was intentional as the flag was raised and the ship was very famous and recognizable at the time, the US intelligence agencies also believed the attack was intentional, Israeli authorities said the ship was confused with an Egyptian one and denied that the flag was risen up. According to the former CIA director, [[Richard Helms]], as the American ship was a spy ship, Israel didn't wanted other country to know their plans to take the Golan Heights<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/DOC_0001342704.pdf|title=Richard Helms as Director of Central Intelligence|author=Robert M. Hathaway and Russel Jack Smith}}</ref> or the elimination of Egyptian war prisoners.
On November 22, 1967, the Security Council adopted Resolution 242, the "land for peace" formula, which called for the establishment of a just and lasting peace based on Israeli withdrawal from territories occupied in 1967 in return for the end of all states of belligerency, respect for the sovereignty of all states in the area, and the right to live in peace within secure, recognized boundaries. The Six Day War had a momentous effect on [[American Jews]], mobilizing new support for Israel.
On November 22, 1967, the Security Council adopted Resolution 242, the "land for peace" formula, which called for the establishment of a just and lasting peace based on Israeli withdrawal from territories occupied in 1967 in return for the end of all states of belligerency, respect for the sovereignty of all states in the area, and the right to live in peace within secure, recognized boundaries. The Six Day War had a momentous effect on [[American Jews]], mobilizing new support for Israel.