Ceremony to Remember the Israeli Athletes murdered at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich

Last night we had the honor of being able to attend an event to memorialize the 11 Israeli athletes and coaches who were murdered by terrorists at the 1972 Olympic games in Munich. The event was attended by the current Israeli Olympic team (pictured above, middle), Israeli Olympic officials, the chairman of the Chinese Olympic committee (pictured top, center), the Israeli Ambassador, the IOC Honorary President for Life, Juan Antonio Samaranch (pictured directly above), and family members of the slain Olympic team members.

Two widows of the athletes spoke passionately about their loss and about the importance of remembering the tragedy and fighting terrorism.

The Israelis have a memorial for the team at every Olympic games and will continue to do so in order to keep the memory of the terror alive. The widows are incensed by the fact that the tragedy is not publicly remembered by the IOC and its members. They are furious with the IOC for tolerating members who support terrorism today. They made many good points. These nations go against everything the Olympics stand for in today's world.