SubscribeGerman neo-Nazi helped in Munich 11 murders
From JTA:
German neo-Nazis helped the Palestinian Black September group kill 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics, according to German documents.
The connection between neo-Nazi activist Willi Pohl and Palestinian terrorist Abu Daoud was published Sunday in the German weekly Der Spiegel. The report was based on a 2,000-page file compiled by Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution.
The neo-Nazi activist helped Abu Daoud procure fake identification, including passports and other documents, according to Der Spiegel. He reportedly also helped them obtain weapons.
Dortmund police reportedly were aware of the connection between Daoud and Pohl seven weeks before the attack, but did not intervene.
Eleven Israeli athletes and coaches were killed at the 1972 Games in Germany by the Palestinian terrorist group Black September.
The International Olympic Committee has officially rejected a request by the athletes’ families to hold a moment of silence for the Munich 11 at the London Olympics this summer, the 40th anniversary of the assassinations.
Israel has regularly requested a moment of silence at the Olympics; the IOC has consistently turned down that proposal. The Israel National Olympic Committee will hold its own memorial ceremony during the Games, as it has at every Olympics.
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