Revelation supports theory that West Germany facilitated release of hostage-takers, and didn't re-arrest them, in order to avoid retaliation from Palestinian terror groups
Members of the 1972 US basketball team tell the unfolding of the tragedy that saw 11 Israeli coaches and athletes killed and a botched hostage rescue attempt
Meeting Herzog, Frank-Walter Steinmeier says country avoided its responsibility for 1972 massacre 'for far too long'; Scholz decries 'relativizing' Holocaust, in nod to Abbas row
Israeli, German presidents lead event marking 50 years since 11 Israelis killed in Olympic attack; Herzog: 'This was not a Jewish and Israeli tragedy, it was a global tragedy'
German president apologizes for 1972 Olympic attack failures chicagotribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chicagotribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.