Q:
What motivates the anti-Liberty, pro-Israel partisans?

A:

It is hard to understand what motivates these people. Why did Jonathan Pollard betray the United States? There have always been individuals who feel that they owe a greater allegiance to a foreign state than to the interests of their own country. Recently, people like Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, Ann Coulter, and Alan Dershowitz have attacked USS Liberty survivors and supporters for no reason other than we continue to demand an investigation.


Q:

But why do they feel that an investigation is such a bad thing?


A:

If the attack was a legitimate mistake, then an honest investigation would reveal that fact. The objective, undisputed facts, however, make it pretty clear that the attack could not possibly have been a mistake or accident. An honest investigation would reveal that the attack was not a mistake. If it was not a mistake or accident, then the American people would demand an accounting from Israel and Israel would have to decide whether to punish those responsible (something they have refused to do for more than 40 years), or not punish them and suffer a loss of support in the United States. Israeli supporters know this and attack USS Liberty survivors and supporters in order to prevent this from happening.


Q:

How do they get away with it?


A:

The power of the Israeli lobby is not a secret. Recently, two Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government Fellows were forced to go abroad to find a publisher for their paper on this subject. The Israeli lobby was powerful enough to keep them from publishing in the United States. When American scholars cannot publish papers in their own country, that speaks volumes about the power of a foreign lobby.