Orna Katz-Atar 
http://www.haaretz.com/weekend/week-s-end/the-makings-of-history-myth-vs-plot-1.413451
She concentrates on the sources of the claim that Israel bombarded the ship maliciously. According to her, U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson himself and a number of top officials in his administration were responsible for spreading that version of events.

Notable enough to mention her theory?