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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 351

Jacques Rogge

Thomas Bach (photo credit: Sven Teschke/Wikipedia commons)
September 11, 2013, 1:06 am
New Olympic chief heads Arab-German trade group set up to boycott Israel
Thomas Bach supported predecessor Jacques Rogge in refusing to hold a moment of silence at 2012 Olympics for the 11 Israelis murdered at 1972 Munich Games
By JTA and Miriam Shaviv
Israeli Ankie Spitzer, widow of the Israeli Olympic fencing coach Andrei Spitzer killed by Palestinian gunmen at the 1972 Munich Olympics, talks to the media during a news conference ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics, in July (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
August 16, 2012, 1:02 pm
British Jews say Israeli Olympic officials rebuffed minute of silence idea 3 years ago
Sources say the Israelis thought the plan was impossible because Arab countries on the IOC would block it; Israeli officials reject claim
By Miriam Shaviv
President of the International Olympic Committee Jacques Rogge. (photo credit: Image capture from Channel 1)
August 9, 2012, 10:56 pm
Former Canadian justice minister implores IOC to remember Munich 11 at closing ceremony
Irwin Cotler, in letter to Jacques Rogge, says rejection of international campaign is ‘offensive, dishonorable’ and seems to stem from fact that victims were Jewish and Israeli
By ToI Staff
A 2009 portrait of Alex Gilady (Abir Sultan/Flash 90)
August 7, 2012, 2:23 pm
Is Alex Gilady the villain in the minute of silence defeat?
As the International Olympic Committee’s only Israeli, some claim his refusal to support the Munich 11’s opening ceremony memorial carried disproportionate weight
By Miriam Shaviv
Ankie Spitzer, widow of one of the 11 members of the Israeli team who were killed in the terrorist attack at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, addresses guests at a memorial ceremony at Guildhall in London on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. (photo credit: Sang Tan/AP)
August 7, 2012, 2:41 am
‘Shame on you!’ Ankie Spitzer tells Olympic president
Widows of murdered Israeli athletes excoriate IOC president Jacques Rogge at London Jewish community’s memorial for Munich massacre victims
By Miriam Shaviv
A member of the Palestinian terrorist group Black September, which killed 11 members of the Israeli Olympic team, during the 1972 Munich Olympics. (AP/Kurt Strumpf)
August 6, 2012, 11:25 pm
British prime minister, Olympic officials hold impromptu memorial for Munich victims
Moment of silence marks murder of Israeli victims in 1972, a week and a half into the 2012 London games
Shimon Samuels
August 6, 2012, 11:18 am
Shimon Samuels
At the Olympics, silence is golden
It is a Jewish tradition to honor the few who stand against the tide; here are the ‘gold medalists’ of redemption who commemorated the victims of Munich 1972
IOC President Jacques Rogge poses in front of the Olympic rings during his visit to the Athletes' Village at the Olympic Park in London, Monday, July 23, 2012. (photo credit: Jae C. Hong/AP)
August 1, 2012, 12:31 am
IOC head Rogge to speak at memorial event for Munich athletes
British PM also to attend ceremony, organized by Israeli embassy and local Jewish groups
By Miriam Shaviv
A friendly match between Jordan and Palestine (red) during a visit by the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Jacques Rogge in Ramallah on October 5, 2010. (photo credit: Issam Rimawi/Flash 90)
July 26, 2012, 4:35 pm
PA official applauds decision to forgo ‘racist’ moment of silence for Munich victims
‘Sports are a bridge for love,’ says Palestinian Olympic chief Rajoub, a month after seeking to bar Israel from hosting a European soccer tournament
By Elhanan Miller
Israeli Ankie Spitzer, widow of the Israeli Olympic fencing coach Andrei Spitzer killed by Palestinian gunmen at the 1972 Munich Olympics, talks to the media during a news conference ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics, in July (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
July 25, 2012, 3:13 pm
Munich widows ask crowd to hold own moment of silence at Olympic opening
‘If you believe that the 11 murdered athletes must be mentioned, stand for a spontaneous minute when the IOC president begins to speak,’ says Ilana Romano
By Miriam Shaviv
Ankie Spitzer, from her YouTube appeal for a moment of silence at the London Olympic games. (photo credit: Image capture from YouTube)
July 24, 2012, 11:44 am
How the Munich 11 petition went viral
The campaign for an official commemoration at the 2012 Games was born when a suburban New York JCC decided to dedicate the Maccabi Games they were hosting to the murdered Israelis and enlisted Ankie Spitzer to make a video plea to the IOC
By Neil Rubin
Jacques Rogge (photo credit: AP/Ben Curtis)
July 23, 2012, 3:48 pm
IOC president leads moment of silence at Olympic athletes’ village
Jacques Rogge refuses to commemorate slain Israelis at Games, but honors their memory at separate ceremony
The Olympic Stadium in London. NBC sportscaster Bob Castas will memorialize the athletes murdered in Munich in 1972 when the Israeli team enters the stadium during the opening ceremony on July 27th. (photo credit: CC BY, James Mitchell,Flickr)
July 22, 2012, 10:41 pm
Israelis mark Munich massacre at small London ceremony ahead of Games
Officials still pushing for moment of silence even as IOC head continues to rebuff calls
By Rob Harris
Jacques Rogge (photo credit: AP/Ben Curtis)
July 22, 2012, 1:46 am
Still refusing moment of silence, Olympic head says memorial will be held in Germany
Jacques Rogge says he will lead an IOC delegation to Munich’s Furstenfeldbruck airbase in September
By Joshua Davidovich and AP
A member of the Palestinian terrorist group Black September, which killed 11 members of the Israeli Olympic team, during the 1972 Munich Olympics. (AP/Kurt Strumpf)
July 15, 2012, 5:06 pm
Italy joins push for moment of silence to remember Israelis slain at Munich Games
140 parliamentarians appeal to president of Olympic Committee, call for ‘firm condemnation of terrorism’
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