Phil Tourney

Phil Tourney, a former U.S. Navy Petty Officer and survivor of the 1967 USS Liberty incident, has leveraged his traumatic experience into a decades-long campaign against Israel and the Jewish people. While the incident, an attack on the USS Liberty by Israeli forces during the Six-Day War, was officially determined to be a tragic case of mistaken identity, Tourney has persistently rejected this conclusion, instead promoting the false narrative that the attack was deliberate. Through books like “What I Saw That Day and Erasing the Liberty,” and his show on Republic Broadcasting Network, Tourney has aligned himself with conspiracy theorists and antisemites, using the tragedy to push dangerous, debunked claims that undermine historical truth and incite hatred.

Tourney’s central claim that Israel intentionally attacked the USS Liberty to kill Americans has been thoroughly investigated and disproven. Multiple credible bodies, including the U.S. Navy Court of Inquiry, the CIA, the NSA, and the House Armed Services Committee, found no evidence of a deliberate act. Israel quickly admitted responsibility, citing the chaos of war and mistaken identity, and paid over $13 million in reparations to the victims’ families. Senior U.S. officials, including President Lyndon Johnson and Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, accepted Israel’s explanation. The idea that this was a cover-up ignores the seriousness and independence of these investigations.

Tourney’s associations further reveal his agenda. He’s publicly aligned with bigoted figures like Jake Shields and Candace Owens, both known for pushing antisemitic and anti-Israel rhetoric, using their platforms to amplify his conspiracies and embed them deeper into extremist circles.

Yet Tourney continues to push this false narrative, not as a neutral truth-seeker but as part of a broader antisemitic agenda. His rhetoric and online presence confirm that this is not about justice or remembrance, it’s about blame and deflection. Tourney routinely amplifies antisemitic tropes on social media such as:

• Obsessing over the baseless notion that Israel and the Jews “control America.”
• Spreading the lie that Jews run the porn industry, promote LGBTQIA+ agendas, and are involved in child trafficking.
• Claiming that Jews with dual citizenship are traitors – a centuries old antisemitic accusation used to question Jewish loyalty and justify persecution.

By ignoring facts and promoting hate, Tourney isn’t seeking accountability, he’s manufacturing a scapegoat.

In the end, Tourney’s agenda is not about the truth behind the USS Liberty; it’s about sustaining a long tradition of antisemitic conspiracy theory under a false banner of “justice.” Survivors of tragedy deserve to be heard, but not when their voices are used to incite hatred and spread lies. Tourney’s platform, tweets, and associations make clear that his motivations are ideological, not historical-driven by resentment and reinforced by antisemitic propaganda, not by credible evidence.

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