A former PLO leader acknowledged for the first time in a book published Monday that he planned the attack at the 1972 Munich Olympics that resulted in the deaths of 11 Israeli athletes. In his autobiography, “Palestine: From Jerusalem to Munich,” Abu Daoud said his commandos never intended to harm the athletes. He blames their deaths on the German police and the stubbornness of then- Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir. On Monday, Daoud was barred from entering France to celebrate publication of his memoirs, his publisher said.
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