Israel found out that the US govt. was planning another Gulf of Tonkin incident to insert itself into the war for MIC profits. Israel said "hell no" and blasted the Liberty before the false flag could be blamed on the arabs.
Israel then told the US govt. to accept it as an "accident," and like it, or else they would divulge evidence of the plot to the American public. The US govt. capitulated, and the war ended in 6 days- instead of years, with US military involvement in the middle east.

There's your real story.

Israel found out that the US govt. was planning another Bay of Tonkin incident to insert itself into the war for MIC profits. Israel said "hell no" and blasted the Liberty before the false flag could be blamed on the arabs.
Israel then told the US govt. to accept it as an "accident," and like it, or else they would divulge evidence of the plot to the American public. The US govt. capitulated, and the war ended in 6 days- instead of years, with US military involvement in the middle east.

There's your real story.