40 years have passed since the tragedy. The Olympics in Munich was supposed to become a symbol of the renewed Germany and other countries that were "guilty" in the Second World War. This did not happen: 11 Israeli athletes were terrorized by Palestinian extremists, and the organizers of the Games were unable to prevent or suppress the conflict. Was it a tragic accident or a premeditated conspiracy? There is still no answer to this question.
On September 5, 1972, armed Palestinian terrorists from the Black September group entered the Olympics area unhindered and took 11 Israeli athletes hostage. This happened at 4:10 am. Munich was completely unprepared for such a development of events: unarmed guards, a decorative fence around the Olympic Village. Radical extremists demanded the release from Israeli prisons of 232 PLO members, two German terrorists and 16 prisoners in Western European prisons.
Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir refused to negotiate with terrorists. The Israeli secret services offered their help to free the hostages, but the Germans did not accept it. As a result, all 11 athletes were killed. 5 militants and one German policeman Anton Fligerbauer were also killed. As cynical as it may seem, the death of a policeman was useful for the perception of what had happened: both peoples suffered at the hands of extremists, and it was possible to express participation and sympathy to Israel without feeling guilty. The names of the killed Israelis: David Berger, Yosef Romano, Moshe Weinberg, Eliezer Khalfin, Zeev Friedman, Mark Slavin, Andrey Spitser, Kehat Shor, Amitsur Shapiro, Yaakov Springer.
The FRG authorities responded negatively to Israel's request to suspend the Olympic Games. They motivated this decision by the fact that "retreat" would mean the victory of world terrorism, submission to it. So, sports competitions were continued the next day. As a result, the Soviet Union took 50 gold medals, the USA - 33. It is interesting to note that every fifth "gold" of the American team belongs to the Jew Mark Spitz.
The German police's security efforts are considered one of the most disastrous operations in the history of the special services. Is this an accident? The authoritative German edition Der Spiegel ("The Mirror") publishes some documents relating to the events of forty years ago. These documents indicate that the German special services were twice warned about the impending terrorist attack. However, they underestimated the importance of the information received and were sure that the Black September group was poorly prepared and would not be able to “turn around” in a city crowded with guests, and therefore let things go on their own.
At the same time it became known that the "Black September" was assisted by German neo-Nazis. Wolfgang Abramovski and Willie Pohl, members of the National Socialist Resistance Group for Greater Germany, worked closely with the terrorists. Perhaps these were echoes of the supposedly "fallen" National Socialism 27 years ago. By the way, the Bavarian capital Munich is geographically adjacent to the notorious Dachau concentration camp. Coincidence?
For the next 40 years, Germany has been trying to hide the traces of its mistakes. Meanwhile, Israeli intelligence Mossad is launching an operation called "The Wrath of God." "Israel will make every effort and ability that our people are endowed with to overtake terrorists wherever they are," Golda Meir said in the Knesset. A list of priority tasks was drawn up, aimed at neutralizing and eliminating not only "Black September", but also the entire terrorist network in Europe. How long will extremists “rape” public order?
Summer 2012 marks the Olympic Games in London. Colossal security measures have been taken here. The Olympic village is surrounded by 18 kilometers of electric fences, protected by 13, 5 thousand soldiers, many canine units, anti-aircraft guns and fighters are prepared. On the one hand, such pragmatism is justified, on the other, the holiday of "Peace and Friendship" turns into a tense expectation. Will the true atmosphere of the Olympics be a thing of the past? It is important to understand that extremism can only be defeated by the combined efforts of the entire world community.
