ɪnðə mˈɪdəl ˈiːst kwˈɔːɹɾɚli ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən, mˈaɪkəl lˈuːɪs ʌv ˈeɪpæk klˈeɪmd ðə wˈɑːʃɪŋtən ɹᵻpˈoːɹt wʌzðə "mˈoʊst kənspˌɪɹətˈoːɹɪəlimˈaɪndᵻd ʌvðɪ ˈæntaɪˈɪzɹiːəl fˈoːɹsᵻz" fɔːɹ pɹəmˈoʊɾɪŋ kənspˈɪɹəsi θˈiəɹiz ɐbˌaʊt ˈɪzɹiːəl, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdɪŋ ðə jˌuːˌɛsˈɛs lˈɪbɚɾi ˈɪnsɪdənt, ænd fɔːɹ ɐkjˈuːzɪŋ ˈɪzɹiːəl ænd zˈaɪənɪsts ʌv bˌiːɪŋ kəlˈɛktɪvli ɹᵻspˈɑːnsᵻbəl fɔːɹ mˈɛni ˈɪʃuːz ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ænd ðə mˈɪdəl ˈiːst.
In the Middle East Quarterly in 1997, Michael Lewis of AIPAC claimed the Washington Report was the "most conspiratorially-minded of the anti-Israel forces" for promoting conspiracy theories about Israel, including regarding the USS Liberty incident, and for accusing Israel and Zionists of being collectively responsible for many issues in the United States and the Middle East.