Palestinian President Abbas Apologizes For 1972 Munich Olympics Attack

Eleven Israeli athletes and a German policeman were killed when members of the Palestinian militant group Black September took hostages in the Olympic Village on September 5, 1972. At the time of the attack, the group was affiliated with Abbas’s Fatah party. Asked if, as Palestinian leader, he planned to apologize to Israel and Germany for the attack ahead of the 50th anniversary next month, Abbas instead responded by citing allegations of atrocities committed by Israel since 1947. “If we want to go to the past, go ahead,” Abbas told reporters after meeting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin. “I have 50 massacres committed by Israel.” Standing next to Scholz, Abbas pointedly used the word “Holocausts” in his response, prompting a grimace from the German chancellor. Germany has long argued that the term should only be used to describe the Nazis’ single crime of killing six million Jews before and during World War II. While Scholz had earlier dismissed the Palestinian leader’s description of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians as “apartheid,” he did not immediately chide Abbas for using the term “Holocaust.” In a statement to German newspaper Bild, Scholz later criticized Abbas’ choice of words, saying any downplaying of the horrors of the Holocaust was “unacceptable”. Conservative German lawmaker Armin Lasset also expressed outrage at Abbas’s comments. “THE [Palestinian] The leader would have gained sympathy if he apologized for the terrorist attack on Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics,” he tweeted. “Blaming Israel for ’50 Holocausts’ is the most disgusting speech ever heard in German Chancery”, he said. In his response, the Palestinian president also said he is committed to building trust and reaching a peaceful solution to the conflict with Israel. “Please come in peace,” he said. “Please come to security, let’s build trust between us and you. This is better than other kinds of talk.” Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said Abbas’s statements about the “50 Holocausts,” which took place on German soil, were “not only a moral disgrace, but a monstrous lie.” “Six million Jews were murdered in the Holocaust, including one and a half million Jewish children,” Lapid tweeted. “History will never forgive him.” Weeks ahead of a planned somber commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Munich attack, Germany has also found itself embroiled in controversy over its dealings with relatives of Israelis killed. The families of the victims announced last week that they planned to boycott the ceremony after failing to reach an agreement on more compensation from the German government. The athletes’ relatives have long accused Germany of failing to secure the Olympic Village, refusing Israeli aid and botching a rescue operation that also killed five of the attackers.

title: “Palestinian President Abbas Apologizes For 1972 Munich Olympics Attack Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-01” author: “Britt Wojciechowski”

Eleven Israeli athletes and a German policeman were killed when members of the Palestinian militant group Black September took hostages in the Olympic Village on September 5, 1972. At the time of the attack, the group was affiliated with Abbas’s Fatah party. Asked if, as Palestinian leader, he planned to apologize to Israel and Germany for the attack ahead of the 50th anniversary next month, Abbas instead responded by citing allegations of atrocities committed by Israel since 1947. “If we want to go to the past, go ahead,” Abbas told reporters after meeting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin. “I have 50 massacres committed by Israel.” Standing next to Scholz, Abbas pointedly used the word “Holocausts” in his response, prompting a grimace from the German chancellor. Germany has long argued that the term should only be used to describe the Nazis’ single crime of killing six million Jews before and during World War II. While Scholz had earlier dismissed the Palestinian leader’s description of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians as “apartheid,” he did not immediately chide Abbas for using the term “Holocaust.” In a statement to German newspaper Bild, Scholz later criticized Abbas’ choice of words, saying any downplaying of the horrors of the Holocaust was “unacceptable”. Conservative German lawmaker Armin Lasset also expressed outrage at Abbas’s comments. “THE [Palestinian] The leader would have gained sympathy if he apologized for the terrorist attack on Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics,” he tweeted. “Blaming Israel for ’50 Holocausts’ is the most disgusting speech ever heard in German Chancery”, he said. In his response, the Palestinian president also said he is committed to building trust and reaching a peaceful solution to the conflict with Israel. “Please come in peace,” he said. “Please come to security, let’s build trust between us and you. This is better than other kinds of talk.” Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said Abbas’s statements about the “50 Holocausts,” which took place on German soil, were “not only a moral disgrace, but a monstrous lie.” “Six million Jews were murdered in the Holocaust, including one and a half million Jewish children,” Lapid tweeted. “History will never forgive him.” Weeks ahead of a planned somber commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Munich attack, Germany has also found itself embroiled in controversy over its dealings with relatives of Israelis killed. The families of the victims announced last week that they planned to boycott the ceremony after failing to reach an agreement on more compensation from the German government. The athletes’ relatives have long accused Germany of failing to secure the Olympic Village, refusing Israeli aid and botching a rescue operation that also killed five of the attackers.

title: “Palestinian President Abbas Apologizes For 1972 Munich Olympics Attack Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-17” author: “Zachary Heidel”

Eleven Israeli athletes and a German policeman were killed when members of the Palestinian militant group Black September took hostages in the Olympic Village on September 5, 1972. At the time of the attack, the group was affiliated with Abbas’s Fatah party. Asked if, as Palestinian leader, he planned to apologize to Israel and Germany for the attack ahead of the 50th anniversary next month, Abbas instead responded by citing allegations of atrocities committed by Israel since 1947. “If we want to go to the past, go ahead,” Abbas told reporters after meeting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin. “I have 50 massacres committed by Israel.” Standing next to Scholz, Abbas pointedly used the word “Holocausts” in his response, prompting a grimace from the German chancellor. Germany has long argued that the term should only be used to describe the Nazis’ single crime of killing six million Jews before and during World War II. While Scholz had earlier dismissed the Palestinian leader’s description of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians as “apartheid,” he did not immediately chide Abbas for using the term “Holocaust.” In a statement to German newspaper Bild, Scholz later criticized Abbas’ choice of words, saying any downplaying of the horrors of the Holocaust was “unacceptable”. Conservative German lawmaker Armin Lasset also expressed outrage at Abbas’s comments. “THE [Palestinian] The leader would have gained sympathy if he apologized for the terrorist attack on Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics,” he tweeted. “Blaming Israel for ’50 Holocausts’ is the most disgusting speech ever heard in German Chancery”, he said. In his response, the Palestinian president also said he is committed to building trust and reaching a peaceful solution to the conflict with Israel. “Please come in peace,” he said. “Please come to security, let’s build trust between us and you. This is better than other kinds of talk.” Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said Abbas’s statements about the “50 Holocausts,” which took place on German soil, were “not only a moral disgrace, but a monstrous lie.” “Six million Jews were murdered in the Holocaust, including one and a half million Jewish children,” Lapid tweeted. “History will never forgive him.” Weeks ahead of a planned somber commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Munich attack, Germany has also found itself embroiled in controversy over its dealings with relatives of Israelis killed. The families of the victims announced last week that they planned to boycott the ceremony after failing to reach an agreement on more compensation from the German government. The athletes’ relatives have long accused Germany of failing to secure the Olympic Village, refusing Israeli aid and botching a rescue operation that also killed five of the attackers.

title: “Palestinian President Abbas Apologizes For 1972 Munich Olympics Attack Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-14” author: “Alan Rayner”

Eleven Israeli athletes and a German policeman were killed when members of the Palestinian militant group Black September took hostages in the Olympic Village on September 5, 1972. At the time of the attack, the group was affiliated with Abbas’s Fatah party. Asked if, as Palestinian leader, he planned to apologize to Israel and Germany for the attack ahead of the 50th anniversary next month, Abbas instead responded by citing allegations of atrocities committed by Israel since 1947. “If we want to go to the past, go ahead,” Abbas told reporters after meeting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin. “I have 50 massacres committed by Israel.” Standing next to Scholz, Abbas pointedly used the word “Holocausts” in his response, prompting a grimace from the German chancellor. Germany has long argued that the term should only be used to describe the Nazis’ single crime of killing six million Jews before and during World War II. While Scholz had earlier dismissed the Palestinian leader’s description of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians as “apartheid,” he did not immediately chide Abbas for using the term “Holocaust.” In a statement to German newspaper Bild, Scholz later criticized Abbas’ choice of words, saying any downplaying of the horrors of the Holocaust was “unacceptable”. Conservative German lawmaker Armin Lasset also expressed outrage at Abbas’s comments. “THE [Palestinian] The leader would have gained sympathy if he apologized for the terrorist attack on Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics,” he tweeted. “Blaming Israel for ’50 Holocausts’ is the most disgusting speech ever heard in German Chancery”, he said. In his response, the Palestinian president also said he is committed to building trust and reaching a peaceful solution to the conflict with Israel. “Please come in peace,” he said. “Please come to security, let’s build trust between us and you. This is better than other kinds of talk.” Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said Abbas’s statements about the “50 Holocausts,” which took place on German soil, were “not only a moral disgrace, but a monstrous lie.” “Six million Jews were murdered in the Holocaust, including one and a half million Jewish children,” Lapid tweeted. “History will never forgive him.” Weeks ahead of a planned somber commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Munich attack, Germany has also found itself embroiled in controversy over its dealings with relatives of Israelis killed. The families of the victims announced last week that they planned to boycott the ceremony after failing to reach an agreement on more compensation from the German government. The athletes’ relatives have long accused Germany of failing to secure the Olympic Village, refusing Israeli aid and botching a rescue operation that also killed five of the attackers.

title: “Palestinian President Abbas Apologizes For 1972 Munich Olympics Attack Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-16” author: “Danita Kruger”

Eleven Israeli athletes and a German policeman were killed when members of the Palestinian militant group Black September took hostages in the Olympic Village on September 5, 1972. At the time of the attack, the group was affiliated with Abbas’s Fatah party. Asked if, as Palestinian leader, he planned to apologize to Israel and Germany for the attack ahead of the 50th anniversary next month, Abbas instead responded by citing allegations of atrocities committed by Israel since 1947. “If we want to go to the past, go ahead,” Abbas told reporters after meeting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin. “I have 50 massacres committed by Israel.” Standing next to Scholz, Abbas pointedly used the word “Holocausts” in his response, prompting a grimace from the German chancellor. Germany has long argued that the term should only be used to describe the Nazis’ single crime of killing six million Jews before and during World War II. While Scholz had earlier dismissed the Palestinian leader’s description of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians as “apartheid,” he did not immediately chide Abbas for using the term “Holocaust.” In a statement to German newspaper Bild, Scholz later criticized Abbas’ choice of words, saying any downplaying of the horrors of the Holocaust was “unacceptable”. Conservative German lawmaker Armin Lasset also expressed outrage at Abbas’s comments. “THE [Palestinian] The leader would have gained sympathy if he apologized for the terrorist attack on Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics,” he tweeted. “Blaming Israel for ’50 Holocausts’ is the most disgusting speech ever heard in German Chancery”, he said. In his response, the Palestinian president also said he is committed to building trust and reaching a peaceful solution to the conflict with Israel. “Please come in peace,” he said. “Please come to security, let’s build trust between us and you. This is better than other kinds of talk.” Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said Abbas’s statements about the “50 Holocausts,” which took place on German soil, were “not only a moral disgrace, but a monstrous lie.” “Six million Jews were murdered in the Holocaust, including one and a half million Jewish children,” Lapid tweeted. “History will never forgive him.” Weeks ahead of a planned somber commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Munich attack, Germany has also found itself embroiled in controversy over its dealings with relatives of Israelis killed. The families of the victims announced last week that they planned to boycott the ceremony after failing to reach an agreement on more compensation from the German government. The athletes’ relatives have long accused Germany of failing to secure the Olympic Village, refusing Israeli aid and botching a rescue operation that also killed five of the attackers.