 The following year "QE2" undertook two chartered cruises through the Mediterranean to Israel in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the state's founding.The ship's Columbia Restaurant was koshered for Passover, and Jewish passengers were able to celebrate Passover on the ship.According to the book "The Angel" by Uri Bar-Joseph, Muammar Gaddafi ordered a submarine to torpedo her during one of the chartered cruises in retaliation for Israel's downing of Libyan Flight 114, but Anwar Sadat intervened secretly to foil the attack.