PLO terrorists castrated Israeli hostage in 1972 Olympic attack

The New York Times reveals today some of the grisly, tragic details of the 1972 attack on the Israeli Olympic delegation by Palestine Liberation Organization terrorists.

The treatment of the hostages has long been a subject of speculation, but a more vivid — and disturbing — account of the attack is emerging. For the first time, Ms. Romano, Ms. Spitzer and other victims’ family members are choosing to speak openly about documentation previously unknown to the public in an effort to get their loved ones the recognition they believe is deserved.

Among the most jarring details are these: The Israeli Olympic team members were beaten and, in at least one case, castrated.

“What they did is that they cut off his genitals through his underwear and abused him,” Ms. Romano said of her husband, Yossef. Her voice rose.

“Can you imagine the nine others sitting around tied up?” she continued, speaking in Hebrew through a translator. “They watched this.”

The article notes that it took until this year, 2015, for the International Olympic Committee to agree to a formal commemoration for the massacre.