Is this site fair and balanced?

Does it present fairly the Israeli position?
Does it show only our own viewpoint?

Some visitors to this site have complained that
it overemphasizes the survivors' position
without sufficient attention to the Israeli
side of the story.

We attempt to show both sides.  In an effort to
do that, the site includes the official Israeli
position as reported by an Israeli judge who
investigated the attack for the Israeli
Government -- even though that report is still
considered top secret by the Israeli government.
We also present the published viewpoints of a
number of Israeli and pro-Israel writers.  We
will add more as we come across them.

We have asked the Israeli Embassy and other
Israeli officials for their viewpoints.  They
have not responded.  If they do, we will tell
you what they have to say.

The most comprehensive Israeli report on this
attack was published in Sepember 1984 in the
Atlantic Monthly by two Israeli writers.  We
have asked the writers and the magazine to
authorize us to publish that article in the
site.  There has been no reply.  If we get
permission, we will publish the entire article.

While they will not allow us to publish it,
we have noticed that the Israel Embassy
freely distributes the entire article to
people who write to the Embassy asking about
the attack.  Write to them.  Read it.  See if
you find it persuasive.  Let us know what
you think.

We continue to link to other sites that are
critical of our position, and to newsgroups
that argue against us.  We are confident of our
position and have no fear of such things.

If any visitor to this web site has an argument
he would like to see posted here, send it to
us.  If it is of reasonable length and not
abusive, we will publish it here.

Unfortunately, most of the critics of our
story seem to find it necessary to argue in a
highly heated, abusive, and often profane
way.  Some of those attacks can be found in
the site.  We think they say more about our
critics than about us.

If any visitor to this web site would like
to create his own web site with the Israeli
viewpoint, we would welcome that and would
be pleased to exchange reciprocal links with
such a site.

To find ongoing discussions of this issue,
the Wide World Web's "Deja News" tool will
reveal any newsgroup where USS Liberty or
related terms have been mentioned.  We invite
visitors to go there and jump into the debate.