Sunday, July 29, 2012

Olympic Comm. Has Video Tribute to UK Victims; Refuses to Honor 11 Jews Killed in 1972 Olympics

The USA Today website reports today (July 29, 2012) that after saying there would be no moment of silence to honor the 11 Israeli athletes and coaches who were killed at the 1972 Munich Olympics, the IOC (International Olympic Committee) permitted a video tribute to the 52 people who were killed in the suicide bombings in the London transit system the day after the city won the Games in 2005.

As has been the case for 40 years, the IOC recently refused repeated requests from world leaders and families to honor the Israelis, including President Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and leaders from several other nations.

They all knew last week that there would once again be no tribute in the Opening Ceremony. The IOC has steadfastly tried to forget the horror of Munich.

Is is almost unheard of for a nation to change Olympic Opening Ceremony protocol, and the IOC often uses that as one of its excuses to deny a moment of silence for the Israelis.

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