Munich massacre

The attack led directly to the deaths of 11 Israeli athletes, five of the eight kidnappers, and one German police officer.

The Munich massacre was an attack during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich , West Germany , on eleven Israeli Olympic team members, who were taken hostage and eventually killed, along with a German police officer, by the Palestinian group Black September . Shortly after the crisis began, they demanded 234 prisoners jailed in Israel and the German-held founders of the Red Army Faction ( Andreas Baader and Ulrike Meinhof ) be released. Black September called the operation " Iqrit and Biram ", after two Palestinian Christian villages whose inhabitants were expelled by the Haganah in 1948. German neo-Nazis gave the attackers logistical assistance. Police officers killed five of the eight Black September members during a failed rescue attempt. They captured the three survivors, who West Germany later released following a Lufthansa airliner hijacking . Mossad responded to the release with Operation "Spring of Youth" and Operation "Wrath of God" , systematically tracking down and killing Palestinians suspected of involvement in the massacre. The new dimension of international ... The terrorist trap: America's ...

Attack during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany The Munich massacre was an attack during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich , West Germany , by eight members of the Palestinian terrorist group Black September , who took nine members of the Israeli Olympic team hostage, after killing two of them previously, and killing them along with a West German police officer. Black September called the operation " Iqrit and Biram " , after two Palestinian Christian villages whose inhabitants were expelled by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War . The Black September commander was Luttif Afif , who was also the negotiator. West German neo-Nazis gave the group logistical assistance. Shortly after the hostages were taken, Afif demanded the release of 234 Palestinian prisoners in Israel jails and the West German-held founders of the Red Army Faction , Andreas Baader and Ulrike Meinhof . Five of the eight Black September members were killed during a failed attempt to rescue the hostages. A West German policeman was also killed in the crossfire. The three surviving perpetrators were Adnan Al-Gashey, Jamal Al-Gashey , and Mohammed Safady, who were arrested. The next month, however, following the hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 615 , the West German government released them in a hostage exchange. The Israeli government launched Operation Wrath of God , which authorised Mossad to track down and kill those involved in the Munich massacre. Two days prior to the start of the 2016 Summer Olympics , in a ceremony led by Brazilian and Israeli officials, the International Olympic Committee honored the eleven Israelis that were killed at Munich. The new dimension of international ... The terrorist trap: America's ... Terrorism: A Global Scourge – Google Livres . Sacred landscape: the buried history of the Holy Land since 1948.

1972 Summer Olympics murder of Israeli athletes This article is about the 1972 massacre. The Munich massacre was a terrorist attack carried out during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich , West Germany , by eight members of the Palestinian militant organization Black September , who infiltrated the Olympic Village, killed two members of the Israeli Olympic team , and took nine others hostage. Black September called the operation " Iqrit and Biram ", after two Palestinian Christian villages whose inhabitants were expelled by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War . The Black September commander was Luttif Afif , who was also their negotiator. West German neo-Nazis gave the group logistical assistance. Shortly after the hostages were taken, Afif demanded the release of 234 Palestinian prisoners who were being held in Israeli jails, plus the West German–imprisoned founders of the Red Army Faction , Andreas Baader and Ulrike Meinhof . West German police ambushed the terrorists, and killed five of the eight Black September members, but the rescue attempt failed and all of the hostages were killed. A West German policeman was also killed in the crossfire, and the West German government was criticized for the poor execution of its rescue attempt and its overall handling of the incident. The three surviving perpetrators were Adnan Al-Gashey , Jamal Al-Gashey , and Mohammed Safady , who were arrested, only to be released the next month in the hostage exchange that followed the hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 615 . By then, the Israeli government had launched an assassination campaign , which authorized Mossad to track down and kill anyone who had played a role in the attack. Two days prior to the start of the 2016 Summer Olympics , in a ceremony led by Brazilian and Israeli officials, the International Olympic Committee honored the eleven Israelis and one German who were killed at Munich. In the 2020 Summer Olympics , a moment of silence was observed in the opening ceremony. The New Dimension of International Terrorism . The Terrorist Trap: America's Experience with Terrorism . Terrorism: A Global Scourge . Sacred landscape: the buried history of the Holy Land since 1948 .

1972 Summer Olympics terrorist attack This article is about the 1972 massacre. The Munich massacre was a terrorist attack during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany , carried out by eight members of the Palestinian militant organisation Black September . The militants infiltrated the Olympic Village , killed two members of the Israeli Olympic team , and took nine other Israeli team members hostage. Those hostages were later also killed by the militants during a failed rescue attempt. Black September commander and negotiator Luttif Afif named the operation " Iqrit and Biram ", after two Palestinian Christian villages whose inhabitants were expelled by Israel during the 1948 Palestine war . Intelligence files suggest that some West German neo-Nazis may have assisted Black September in the 1972 Munich massacre, though the extent of their involvement remains debated. Shortly after the hostages were taken, Afif demanded the release of a significant number of Palestinians and non-Arab prisoners held in Israel, as well as one of the West German–imprisoned founders of the Red Army Faction , Ulrike Meinhof . The list included 328 detainees. West German police from the Bavarian State Police ambushed the terrorists, killing five of the eight Black September members, but the rescue attempt failed, resulting in the deaths of all the hostages. A West German police officer was also killed in the crossfire. The West German government faced criticism for the rescue attempt and its handling of the incident. The three surviving perpetrators were arrested but were released the following month in a hostage exchange after the hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 615 . By then the Israeli government had launched an assassination campaign , which authorised Mossad to track down and kill anyone who had played a role in the attack. Two days before the start of the 2016 Summer Olympics , Brazilian and Israeli officials led a ceremony where the International Olympic Committee (IOC) honoured the eleven Israelis and one German killed at Munich. During the 2020 Summer Olympics , a moment of silence was observed in the opening ceremony. The Terrorist Trap: America's Experience with Terrorism . Germany and Israel: Whitewashing and Statebuilding . Terrorism: A Global Scourge . Israel's secret wars: a history of Israel's intelligence services . Sacred landscape: the buried history of the Holy Land since 1948 .