The 2012 Olympics, which start next Sunday, will mark the 40th anniversary of the Munich massacre in which 11 Israeli athletes and coaches were murdered by the Black September terrorist group. And yet, there will be no mention of this tragedy, no moment of silence to honor the victims.
Despite pleas from family members of the murdered Israeli athletes and coaches, the International Olympic Committee has repeatedly refused to remember Black September. In a powerful piece for Tablet Deborah Lipstadt, the historian best-known for her work in Holocaust studies, explains why the IOC thinks “Jewish blood is cheap.”
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