In the dispute over compensation for the survivors of the Israeli victims of the Munich Olympic attack in 1972, there has apparently been an agreement. According to media information, the Federal Republic offered the relatives of the murdered athletes a sum of 28 million euros. This is reported by the “Süddeutsche Zeitung” and the “Stern” on Tuesday.
According to WELT information, the survivors still have to finally agree to the compromise. An agreement is expected to be signed on Wednesday. In addition, the survivors should sign a confidentiality agreement about the exact amount of compensation. “We will come to Munich,” said Ankie Spitzer, spokeswoman for the relatives, WELT.
In the past few weeks, the conflict over the amount of compensation payments had escalated. The bereaved finally canceled their participation in the memorial service, which is planned for September 5th.
According to reports, Berlin initially offered the relatives 5.4 million euros, which they rejected as “insulting”. They justify their claims for compensation with the major glitches and mistakes that the German security forces made before and during the 1972 attack.
50 years ago, a Palestinian commando broke into the Munich Olympic complex and took members of the Israeli team hostage. Eleven Israeli athletes and a German policeman died in the hostage-taking and a failed rescue operation.
