‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MARCH 27, 2026: A Survivor of Israel’s 1967 Attack on the USS Liberty Tells a Harrowing Tale… Jon Jeter on News Coverage of the U.S.-Israeli War on Iran

About this episode

The episode features a survivor of the USS Liberty attack and discusses the implications of Israel's influence in U.S. politics regarding the war on Iran.

Mounting anger over the influence of Israel in the Trump administration’s attack on Iran has raised the cry for justice for 34 U.S. sailors and Marines killed, and more than 170 injured aboard the USS Liberty, which was bombed and torpedoed in 1967 by the Israeli Defense Forces. The shocking attack in International waters was […]

People in this episode

Host: Esther Iverem

Guest: Jon Jeter

Topics covered

• Israel
• USS Liberty
• Iran
• U.S. politics
• war
• survivor stories

Keywords

• USS Liberty
• Israel
• Iran
• Jon Jeter
• survivor
• attack
• politics
• war

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Israeli Defense Forces

Places: USS Liberty, Iran

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