NBC sportscaster Bob Costas said he will call out the International Olympic Committee for denying Israel’s request for a moment of silence for the massacre of 11 Israeli athletes and coaches at the 1972 Games.
Some 140 members of the Italian parliament have added their voices to calls for a minute of silence during the upcoming Olympic Games to honor the Munich 11.
Israel’s deputy foreign minister thanked Australia for supporting the campaign to hold a moment of silence at the London Olympic Games in honor of the 11 Israelis murdered in Munich in 1972.