Germany proposed that Israel also contribute to any fund created for the families of 11 Israeli athletes killed by Palestinian terrorists at the 1972 Munich Olympics, according to the Israeli daily Ha’aretz. The German proposal, which is based on the claim that Israel was responsible for exporting terrorism from the Middle East to Europe, angered Israeli officials and victims’ families.
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