The Munich Olympics massacre, five decades on
At the same moment, inside the Olympic stadium, the equestrian dressage was taking place as planned – it was only the following day that the Games were suspended for 24 hours in tribute to the victims.
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New Israeli rules on West Bank entry: Controversial regulations delayed and amended
Meanwhile, the Israeli army this week conceded that one of its soldiers likely shot Palestinian-American reporter Shireen Abu Akleh. A final investigation into the killing of the Al Jazeera journalist, who died while covering an Israeli raid in May, found that she'd been mistaken for a militant. Her family says Israeli authorities are refusing to take responsibility for her murder.
Canucks' Miller takes 'great pride' in new deal
VANCOUVER — J.T. Miller says his new contact could free him up to play more consistent hockey for the Vancouver Canucks.
German president apologizes for 1972 Olympic attack failures
Germany's president apologized Monday for multiple failures by his country before, during and after the 1972 attack on the Munich OIympics as he joined his Israeli counterpart and relatives of the 11 Israeli athletes killed by Palestinian militants at the games 50 years ago.
Mini-marathon to raise money for Gaza hospital hits Winnipeg
Runners in Winnipeg laced up at Assiniboine Park on Sunday morning for a mini-marathon to raise money for a maternity department at a hospital in Gaza.
50 years to agree Olympic attack compensation 'shameful': German president
BERLIN: Germany's President Frank-Walter Steinmeier admitted on Sunday (Sep 4) it was "shameful" that it took five decades for Berlin to agree compensation for the bereaved families of Israeli victims in the 1972 Munich Olympics attack.
Survivor of Holocaust, Munich Olympic attack heads back to Germany
They call him the ultimate survivor: Shaul Ladany lived through a Nazi concentration camp and escaped the massacre of 11 fellow Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich.
'Wrath Of God': Israel's Response To 1972 Munich Massacre
The killing of 11 Israelis at the 1972 Munich Olympics prompted Israel to turn to a strategy which endures to this day: deploying secret operatives abroad to assassinate its enemies. Ever since the Mossad intelligence service embarked on its Operation "Wrath of God" to hunt down senior terrorists it blamed for the Munich bloodbath, it has covertly targeted Israel's enemies overseas.