Reply #24: It's no surprise that the amen corner is still eager to explain it away

[Elidor]

After all, they have enough to deal with from actual anti-semites without having to fend off the probable wrath of people who view Israel as an ally if it becomes clear to the American public that Moshe Dayan deliberately ordered an attack on a U.S. intelligence vessel in international waters, and did his damnedest to try to kill everyone on board.

What's even more shameful than Israel's actions is that the U.S. government officially accepted the incredibly lame and indefensible claims of a mistake by Israel and swept the entire matter under the rug.