Arab Terrorists Murder Israelis at Munich Olympics
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Religion, Ethics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Sports, Terrorism
- Subcategories: Race, Ethnicity, Racism, Murder, Homicide, Execution, Assassination, Athletes, Judaism, Jews, Synagogues, Temples, Islam, Muslims, Mosques, Human Rights, Violence, Celebrations, Festivals
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, German History, Middle Eastern History
- Geographical Location: West Germany, Germany
- Date: September 5-6, 1972
Article abstract: In a massacre of eleven Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympic Games, Palestinian terrorists committed murder in the name of nationalism.
Summary of Event
As soon as the state of Israel was created by the United Nations in 1948, Palestinian guerrilla organizations sought to destroy it. In 1949, the Egyptians were the first to use Palestinian guerrillas against Israel. By 1956, attacks inside Israel were also directed from Palestinian enclaves in Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon. After Israel’s overwhelming victory in the Six-Day War of 1967,...
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