Israel is seeking compensation from Germany for the relatives of the 11 Israeli athletes killed in the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre. A meeting earlier this month between Israeli and German officials came after the release of a documentary film criticizing Germany’s security preparation for the Games and their reaction to the kidnapping of the athletes by Palestinian gunmen.
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