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submitted 9 months ago by Linkerbaan to c/politicalmemes

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Israel apologized for the attack, saying that the USS Liberty had been attacked in error after being mistaken for an Egyptian ship.[5] Both the Israeli and U.S. governments conducted inquiries and issued reports that concluded the attack was a mistake due to Israeli confusion about the ship's identity.[6] Others, including survivors of the attack, have rejected these conclusions and maintain that the attack was deliberate.[7][8]

In May 1968, the Israeli government paid US$3.32 million (equivalent to US$28 million in 2022) to the U.S. government in compensation for the families of the 34 men killed in the attack. In March 1969, Israel paid a further $3.57 million ($28.5 million in 2022) to the men who had been wounded. In December 1980, it agreed to pay $6 million ($21.3 million in 2022) as the final settlement for material damage to the ship plus 13 years of interest

From your source.

It is misinformation to claim they faced no punishment. They accepted blame and paid retribution.

I'm not going to comment on if the compensation is appropriate to the crime.

[–] Linkerbaan -4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

2002, Captain Ward Boston, JAGC, U.S. Navy, senior counsel for the Court of Inquiry, said that the Court of Inquiry's findings were intended to cover up what was a deliberate attack by Israel on a ship that the Israelis knew to be American.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

How does that challenge what I said?

[–] Linkerbaan -2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You say they accepted blame. This is clearly false. They lied.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

They objectively paid a sum of over 60 million in today's value for 1. The killed soldiers, 2. The wounded soldiers, and 3. The damaged materials.

It is objectively false to claim they suffered no consequences.