{"id":2621923,"date":"2026-06-30T23:23:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T03:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massie-enters-resolution-to-honor-34-killed-in-1967-uss-liberty-incident\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T23:24:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T03:24:38","slug":"massie-enters-resolution-to-honor-34-killed-in-1967-uss-liberty-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massie-enters-resolution-to-honor-34-killed-in-1967-uss-liberty-incident\/","title":{"rendered":"Massie enters resolution to honor 34 killed in 1967 USS Liberty incident"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmassie-enters-resolution-to-honor-34-killed-in-1967-uss-liberty-incident%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2621923&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>rep. thomas Massie (R-KY) introduced a resolution to honor the 34 Americans killed in the 1967 Israeli <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">attack<\/a> on the USS Liberty, during the Six-Day War.The attack, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">left<\/a> many Americans dead and wounded, was officially acknowledged as a tragic error by Israel, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/probe-finds-ore-state-dem-created-hostile-work-environment\/\" title=\"Probe finds Ore. state Dem created hostile work environment\">apologized<\/a> and expressed regret. The CIA also considered it an accident. Massie, a critic of Israel, is seeking the declassification of all files related to the incident, arguing that full openness is overdue. He has previously spoken on the House floor emphasizing the need for justice and closure for USS Liberty survivors. The resolution is part of his broader criticism of U.S. support for Israel,including his recent efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >block military aid<\/a> to the country.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/thomas-massie\/\">Thomas Massie<\/a> (R-KY) filed a resolution Tuesday to honor the 34 Americans killed in a 1967 Israeli attack on a U.S. Navy ship that was ruled an accident by both governments, marking the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/microsoft-will-suspend-donations-to-any-gop-lawmakers-who-challenged-2020-election-results\/\" title=\"Microsoft Will Suspend Donations to Any GOP Lawmakers Who Challenged 2020 Election Results\">latest move<\/a> from Massie criticizing <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\">Israel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On June 8, 1967, during the Six-Day War, the <em>USS Liberty<\/em>, an American ship deployed to the Mediterranean at the time for an intelligence mission, was attacked by Israeli torpedoes and two fighter jets. The attack left 34 Americans aboard the ship dead and 170 wounded. The Israeli government at the time immediately apologized for the attack on the U.S. vessel, calling it a \u201ctragic error.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4631878\/house-taxpayer-sexual-misconduct-settlements\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>House votes to disclose members\u2019 taxpayer-funded sexual misconduct settlements<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4631785\/house-dismissed-july-4-save-act-impasse\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>House dismissed for July 4 holiday amid SAVE America Act impasse<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4631604\/supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-mike-johnson\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Supreme Court birthright citizenship ruling imperils national security: Mike Johnson<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Government of Israel immediately assumed responsibility for this error and conveyed its apologies and deep regret for what had occurred and for the grievous loss of life,\u201d Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Avraham Harman wrote in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/history.state.gov\/historicaldocuments\/frus1964-68v19\/d267\">letter<\/a> to Secretary of State Dean Rusk at the time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The CIA concurred with Israel in its <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adl.org\/resources\/article\/uss-liberty-incident-how-tragic-mistake-became-enduring-antisemitic-trope\">determination<\/a> that the 1967 attack was an accident. However, Massie\u2019s resolution includes quotes from an admiral <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepThomasMassie\/status\/2072040465507946831?s=20\">questioning<\/a> whether the attack was \u201ca case of mistaken identity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe President should declassify and publicly release all files related to Israel\u2019s unprovoked attack on the USS Liberty,\u201d Massie said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Massie, who is a frequent critic of Israel and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4558355\/massie-kentucky-house-primary-israel-spending\/\">cited money from Israeli lobbyists<\/a> as the reason he lost his 2026 primary race to challenger <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4572488\/ed-gallrein-thomas-massie-kentucky\/\">Ed Gallrein<\/a>, spoke about the 1967 incident on the House floor in early June. He called his proposed recognition of the attack \u201c59 years overdue.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4629638\/massie-revives-democratic-fight-israel-house-vote-military-aid\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4629638\">MASSIE REVIVES DEMOCRATS\u2019 FIGHT OVER ISRAEL WITH HOUSE VOTE ENDING US MILITARY AID<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey need closure,\u201d Massie said of the <em>USS Liberty<\/em> survivors in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N7bRtT1xjJI\">speech<\/a>. \u201cLet\u2019s give them closure. Let\u2019s have an investigation. Let\u2019s pass a resolution honoring them. It\u2019s long overdue, and then they can have their justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The resolution is Massie\u2019s latest policy move targeted at the Israeli government, coming just one day after the House <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4631610\/massie-khanna-amendment-israel-aid\/\">blocked <\/a>his measure to cancel the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4629638\/massie-revives-democratic-fight-israel-house-vote-military-aid\/\">$3.3 billion <\/a>in U.S. military aid to Israel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Massie seeks to honor USS Liberty victims, criticizing Israel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2621924,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26140013444551-e1782874664526.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[82007,82009,82006,82008,82005],"class_list":["post-2621923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-1967-incident","tag-historic-remembrance","tag-massie-resolution","tag-navy-memorial","tag-uss-liberty"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26140013444551-e1782874664526.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2621923","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2621923"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2621923\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2621927,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2621923\/revisions\/2621927"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2621924"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2621923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2621923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2621923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}