Our Worst Ally A documented record of a close ally's conduct against American interests.

Category 02 of 05

Military & False Flag Operations

Attacks and false-flag operations by Israeli forces and agents, including the ones that killed Americans and were never accounted for.

  1. The Lavon Affair / Operation Susannah 1954 Israeli military intelligence recruited Egyptian Jews to bomb American and British facilities in Egypt and frame Egyptian nationalists for it. Israel denied involvement for 51 years, then honored the surviving operatives in 2005. →
  2. USS Liberty 1967 Israeli aircraft and torpedo boats attacked a clearly marked U.S. Navy intelligence ship for two hours, killing 34 Americans. The Navy's own chief counsel later swore that LBJ and McNamara ordered the inquiry to find 'mistaken identity' despite evidence to the contrary. →
  3. Israel and the Iran-Contra Affair 1985–1993 Israel shipped U.S.-made missiles to Iran three times in 1985, pressed Washington to keep the channel open, and profited from the transport fee that seeded the Contra slush fund. When American investigators came calling, Israel refused to produce a single witness, and the State Department asked the prosecutor to drop his subpoena. →
  4. American Citizens Killed by Israeli Forces 2003–2026 An activist, a teenager, and a journalist, all American citizens, killed by Israeli forces in three separate incidents across two decades. The circumstances differ and the evidence of intent differs. The American response did not. →