Jewish Ledger
AT THE OLYMPICS
Israelis murdered at 1972 Munich
Olympics honored in moment of silence in Tokyo
(JNS) Israeli Olympic team members who
were slaughtered by Palestinian terrorists at the 1972 Munich Olympics were
remembered with a moment of silence during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo
Olympics on Friday.
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett
welcomed the gesture, which represents the first time that their murders have
been publically recognized at the world sports competition.
“I
welcome this important and historic moment. May their memory be blessed,” he
tweeted.
The families of the 11 killed have been
asking the International Olympic Committee for this gesture for decades, but
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