Remembrance of 1972
Death threats against Israeli Olympians
Several Israeli Olympic athletes have received death threats shortly before the opening of the Olympic Games in Paris.
An organization called "Defenders of the People" had sent messages to the Olympians' private email addresses warning that "any Israeli presence at the Olympics" would be attacked, Israeli media reported.
"If you are afraid of what happened in Munich in 1972, don't come to France. Be wary of attacks on airports, hotels and roads that belong to us," the emails read.
Several dead at the 1972 Olympics
At the 1972 Summer Olympics, Palestinian terrorists took several members of the Israeli team hostage - in the end, eleven Israelis and one German police officer died.
Israel's Sports Minister Miki Zohar announced that they were in close contact with the authorities. However, the death threats would "not affect the training of Israeli athletes", Zohar said combatively.
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