The Washington Post

1972 Munich Olympics, marred by killing of Israeli athletes, loom over Paris Games

The 1972 Munich Olympics were viewed by their German hosts as a chance to leave the country’s history behind. Instead, the Games became notorious for terrorism after an attack on the Israeli team by ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

How the 1972 Munich Massacre unfolded, through the eyes of athletes in the Olympic village

(JTA) — Bobby Jones headed to bed on Sept. 4, 1972, expecting a grueling practice schedule the next day. After a standout sophomore season at the University of North Carolina, the future NBA Hall of ...
The New York Times

Germany Names Panel to Investigate 1972 Attack at Munich Olympics

The commission’s creation stems in part from an agreement made last year to reassess German failures in handling the attack by Palestinian militants, which killed 11 Israeli athletes. By Erika Solomon ...
NPR

51 years later, Germany has a panel to review the Munich Olympics hostage massacre

NPR's Melissa Block talks with Michael Brenner, professor at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, about the review the 1972 Munich Olympics terrorist attack that killed 11 Israeli athletes. JIM MCKAY: The ...