Neutral - The Lavon Affair was a classic case of this.
http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/lavon.html
Also, the attack on the USS LIBERTY was supposed to be blamed on Egypt, but the ship just wouldn't sink and there were eyewitness to this one. The men who went overboard in rafts were killed by strafing.
We responded with Billion$ in aid.
The OD is a friend of mine, Jim Ennes.