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When was the massacre? |
September 5th 1972 |
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Who was taken hostage and by who? |
11 Israeli athletes by Black September, an umbrella terrorist group under Fatah which is under the P.L.O |
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When was Israel declared a state? And by who? |
14th May 1948 David Ben Gurion of the Jewish Agency announced it was a state. It was approved by the UN hours later. |
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When was the major war between Palestinians and Israel? |
1948-1949 ~ Israelis dominating each phase. |
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How many Palestinians were forced from their homes and farms by Israeli forces during the war? And where to? |
Approximately 750,000 civilians, into neighboring countries or refugee camps. They settled on the borders of Israel, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. |
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Why couldn't the Palestinians return home? |
Due to the destruction if their homes and the two new laws introduced: The Absent Properties Act - could seize any abandoned land The Prevention of Infiltration Law - couldn't return home |
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What were the conditions in the refugee camps? |
Deprived of basic necessities Living in poor unsustainable conditions. |
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How many Jews were slaughtered during the Holocaust? |
6million |
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Quote about the German Olympics |
"The first thing you felt upon arriving in Munich was this utter determination of the Germans." - reporter Reeve.S |
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What did Manfred Schreiber the Police Chief admit? |
The lax security "It put his men in a weak position." And "totally unprepared for a terrorist attack of this kind." |
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What did Germany do to create a friendly environment? |
Specifically designed blue uniform Unarmed security guards called 'ollys' Walkie talkies not guns |
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What was predicted about the Munich Games ? |
Forensic psychologist Greg Siber predicted exact attack ~ situation 21 along with 31 others. |
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Palestinian quote |
"The world has been using us and has forgetten us. It's time they realized we exist." George Habash |
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What was the media coverage of the event? |
4,250 journalists global audience of almost 1 billion |
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Quote about media coverage |
"New satellite technology made it the mass media event of the century." Reporter Reeve S. |
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When was the Suspension of the Games for the memorial held and how many attended? |
6th September 80 000 people and 3 000 athletes |
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Who gave a controversial speech at the memorial service? |
Avery Brundage, head of the German IOC. He averted the actual massacre/germans blunder, and spoke about resuming the games. "The games must go on and we must continue our efforts to keep them clean, pure and honest." |
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How did Israel respond to the massacre? |
Committee X was formed by Prime Minister Gold Mier and they sanctioned Operation Wrath of God. |
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Who was in Committee X? |
Zvi Zamir - head of mossad General Moshe Dyan - defense minister |
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Execution methods of Israeli assassin's? |
Sniper shootings - 11 times, symbolically for the dead athletes Car and telephone bombs |
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Israeli quote |
"For Israelis the tragedy was a horrific reminder of the past. Once again Jews had walked away stoically to their doom under the watchful eyes of armed Germans and the world had stood by and failed to save them." |
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What was the Olympic budget for 2012? |
Security alone was 1.1 billion dollars. Sniffer dogs Navy ships Body searches Bomb checks of seats daily Surfaced air missiles |
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Examples of security measures that exist because of Munich. |
Intelligence sharing between countries Biometric testing Sniffer dogs Customs and security profilers |
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Examples of lack of security at Munich equating to easy enterance for the terrorists. |
Doors wernt locked Easy to climb fence No guards for the Olympic Village Didn't check who was building the Olympic Village No rapid response team or armed police
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Demands of terrorists |
234 prisoners released from Israeli prisons |
