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At a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz during his visit to Germany, PA Chairman Abbas was asked to apologize for the massacre at the Munich Olympics 50 years ago when Palestinian terrorists murdered 11 Israeli athletes.
Instead of apologizing, Abbas accused Israel of committing “50 Holocausts” against the Palestinians.
But there is an obvious reason why Abbas didn’t apologize for the massacre at the Munich Olympics: The PA and Fatah are proud of the attack and the murders.
The deadly terror attack in which eight Palestinian terrorists from the terror organization Black September - a secret branch of Fatah - broke into the athletes' village at the Munich Olympics on Sept. 5, 1972, took Israeli athletes and coaches hostage, and ultimately murdered 11 of them, is one of the flagships of Palestinian terrorism.
For almost 50 years, the PA, and Fatah – both institutions that Abbas currently heads, have expressed satisfaction with this terror attack and admiration for the terrorists. When describing the massacre and the terrorists, the PA/Fatah use terms like “pride,” “glory,” “heroic,” and “beloved.”
Just a few months ago, Palestinian Media Watch reported that one of Abbas’ senior Fatah officials praised the terrorists who perpetrated the Munich killings as “heroes”:
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Considering the PA and Fatah’s continuous glorification of the murders of the Israelis in Munich, it comes as no surprise that Abbas refused to apologize as this would be disowning one of the essential elements in the PA’s ideology of endorsing, promoting and glorifying the killing of Israelis.
(full article online)
Instead of apologizing, Abbas accused Israel of committing “50 Holocausts” against the Palestinians.
But there is an obvious reason why Abbas didn’t apologize for the massacre at the Munich Olympics: The PA and Fatah are proud of the attack and the murders.
The deadly terror attack in which eight Palestinian terrorists from the terror organization Black September - a secret branch of Fatah - broke into the athletes' village at the Munich Olympics on Sept. 5, 1972, took Israeli athletes and coaches hostage, and ultimately murdered 11 of them, is one of the flagships of Palestinian terrorism.
For almost 50 years, the PA, and Fatah – both institutions that Abbas currently heads, have expressed satisfaction with this terror attack and admiration for the terrorists. When describing the massacre and the terrorists, the PA/Fatah use terms like “pride,” “glory,” “heroic,” and “beloved.”
Just a few months ago, Palestinian Media Watch reported that one of Abbas’ senior Fatah officials praised the terrorists who perpetrated the Munich killings as “heroes”:
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Considering the PA and Fatah’s continuous glorification of the murders of the Israelis in Munich, it comes as no surprise that Abbas refused to apologize as this would be disowning one of the essential elements in the PA’s ideology of endorsing, promoting and glorifying the killing of Israelis.
(full article online)
Why didn’t Abbas apologize for the Munich Olympics massacre? | PMW Analysis
Why didn’t Abbas apologize for the Munich Olympics massacre?
palwatch.org