Attacked by Israeli air force in June of 1967. Suspicions are that the Israeli's were sending the US a message about ELINT ships. We should have sent
a return message and smoked an Israeli air squadron or two or had the USS New Jersey make a "special" port call.
I found a very good discussion on the USS Liberty incident (including details, primary sources, historical references, and political/military
background) on another web forum at www.martialtalk.com...
This, and the other web sources it sites, will provide a good overview of the facts of teh case.