https://www.usslibertyveterans.org/files/TribuneArticle_2013.pdf (Chicago Tribune Article archived.)

https://web.archive.org/web/20190328160829/https://www.digitaljournal.com/news/world/jerusalem-post-confirms-israel-knew-usaliberty-was-american/article/413296

Never forget USS Liberty. The pilots told them it was a American Ship. Easily distinguishable. Told to "Fire anyway"

4 Boats and multiple planes attack with torpedos, napalm and bombs.

The horrific attack lasts an hour and a half.

To 'make up for it' Isreal pays US$3.32 million to the 30 dead families. and $3.57 million to the 171 wounded. The real kicker though? They paid it with US Tax payers money. Attack happened in 1968 but heres a breakdown of money sent to Isreal.

Fiscal Year $ Millions, Current Percent Military

1949-1959 652.9 .06

1960-1969 834.8 30

1970-1979 16,309.2 71

1980-1989 28,052.3 56

1990 3,019.4 59

1991 (requested) 3,000.0 60

Total 51,868.6 60

Timeline

1948-1958 US, reluctant to alienate Arab oil producers by selling arms directly, gives economic aid only.

1961 President Kennedy authorizes first direct arms sale: Hawk missiles.

1962 First US military aid (loans) to Israel.

June 1967 Six-Day War. Israel’s main military supplier, France, imposes arms embargo.

1968 Congress increases aid to Israel 450 percent. Military aid jumps from $7 million in 1967 to $25 million in 1968. US agrees to sell Israel 50 Phantom fighter bombers.

1970 Jordan’s “Black September” crisis; US sees Israel as means to combat

Soviet influence in Arab world, increases military aid from $140 million in 1968-1970 to $1.15 billion in 1971-1973.

1973 October Arab-Israeli War. Congress passes $2.2 billion in emergency financial aid, increases military aid 800 percent

https://merip.org/1990/05/us-aid-to-israel/