Originally Posted by VKMHVM2

Bush said 130 Israelis died on 9-11 in his September 20th, 2001 speech. That was a bit of a stretch.


"Nor will we forget the citizens of 80 other nations who died with our own. Dozens of Pakistanis. More than 130 Israelis. More than 250 citizens of India. Men and women from El Salvador, Iran, Mexico and Japan, and hundreds of British citizens. America has no truer friend than Great Britain. Once again we are joined together in a great cause. I’m so honored the British Prime Minister has crossed an ocean to show his unity with America. Thank you for coming, friend."

THE SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 TERRORIST ATTACKS ON THE UNITED STATES


Actually, wiki says 5. So I was off by 2. Bush was only off by 125.


Claim that over 130 Israelis died in the September 11 attacks

Early estimates of Israeli deaths, as of the total death toll, proved substantially exaggerated. George W. Bush cited the figure of 130 in his speech of September 20. In reality, there were a total of 5 Israeli deaths in the attack: Alona Avraham, Leon Lebor, Shay Levinhar, Daniel Lewin, and Haggai Sheffi.