The shootout with an 18-year-old Austrian came on the anniversary of the attack on the Munich Olympics that left 11 Israelis dead, and was being investigated as a possible terrorist attack.
Tag: Olympic Games (1972)
Zvi Zamir, Israeli Spy Chief in a Critical Period, Dies at 98
He led the Mossad’s response to the massacre of 11 Israelis at the 1972 Olympics. A year later, he learned that Egypt and Syria were about to attack Israel.
Germany Names Panel to Investigate 1972 Munich Olympics Attack
The commission’s creation stems in part from an agreement made last year to reassess German failures in handling the attack by Palestinian militants, which killed 11 Israeli athletes.
Tokyo Olympics Scandal Fouls Hopes for a Sapporo Winter Games
The International Olympic Committee was already struggling to find hosts for the Winter Games. Sapporo’s flailing 2030 bid has added another headache.
50 Years After Attack at Munich Olympics, a Formal German Apology
Palestinian militants killed 11 Israeli athletes at the Olympic Games in 1972. Decades later Germany asked the victims’ families for forgiveness for not keeping the delegation safe.
Families of Israelis Killed at Munich Olympics Plan Anniversary Boycott
The families of the athletes killed by the Black September terrorist group say that the compensation they have been offered is inadequate and will stay away from a ceremony in Munich in September.
David Dushman, Soviet Soldier Who Helped Liberate Auschwitz, Dies at 98
Mr. Dushman is believed to have been the last surviving liberator of the camp. He went on to become a decorated fencer.