Source: ABC News report of the Munich Massacre<\/p>\n
<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.paperlessarchives.com\/black_september.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">paperless archives\u00a0<\/a>– The Munich Olympics and Black September.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Munich_massacre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a>\u00a0– The Munich Massacre.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/Features\/InThespotlight\/Article.aspx?id=187942\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JPost.com<\/a>\u00a0– This week in history: Munich massacre in 1972.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/middleeast.about.com\/od\/thisdayinmideasthistory\/ig\/September-4-September-10-in-Mi\/1972-Black-September-terrorist.-1Ih.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">About.com<\/a>\u00a0– Sept. 5, 1972: The Summer Munich Olympics Marred by Palestinian Terrorists.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/1\/hi\/programmes\/this_world\/4627388.stm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC News<\/a>\u00a0– The Hunt for Black September.<\/p>\n<h3>Arab-Israeli Conflict 1956-1979<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/arab-israeli-conflict-middle-east-1956-1979\/\">Arab Israeli Conflict<\/a>– <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/world-history\/arab-israeli-conflict-middle-east-1956-1979\/middle-eastern-problem\/\">The Middle Eastern Problem<\/a> – <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/arab-israeli-conflict-middle-east-1956-1979\/suez-crisis\/\">Suez Crisis<\/a> – <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/arab-israeli-conflict-middle-east-1956-1979\/palestinian-liberation-organisation-plo\/\">Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO)<\/a> – <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/arab-israeli-conflict-middle-east-1956-1979\/arab-summits-1964-65\/\">Arab Summits 1964-65<\/a> – <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/arab-israeli-conflict-middle-east-1956-1979\/six-day-war\/\">Six Day War<\/a> – <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/arab-israeli-conflict-middle-east-1956-1979\/hijackings-arab-groups-1970-72\/\">Hijackings by Arab Groups 1970-72<\/a> – <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/arab-israeli-conflict-middle-east-1956-1979\/munich-massacre-1972\/\">Munich Massacre, 1972<\/a> – <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/arab-israeli-conflict-middle-east-1956-1979\/yom-kippur-war\/\">Yom Kippur War<\/a> – <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/arab-israeli-conflict-middle-east-1956-1979\/arab-israeli-oil-war-1973\/\">Arab-Israeli Oil War of 1973<\/a> – <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/arab-israeli-conflict-middle-east-1956-1979\/arafat-united-nations\/\">Arafat at the United Nations<\/a> – <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/arab-israeli-conflict-middle-east-1956-1979\/israeli-occupation-west-bank-gaza\/\">Israeli Occupation of the West bank and Gaza Strip<\/a> – <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/arab-israeli-conflict-middle-east-1956-1979\/ansar-sadat-addresses-israeli-parliament\/\">Ansar Sadat address to Israeli Parliament<\/a> – <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/arab-israeli-conflict-middle-east-1956-1979\/israeli-invasion-lebanon-1978\/\">Israeli invasion of Lebanon, 1978<\/a> – <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/arab-israeli-conflict-middle-east-1956-1979\/camp-david-accords\/\">Camp David Accords<\/a> – <a href=\"https:\/\/schoolshistory.org.uk\/topics\/arab-israeli-conflict-middle-east-1956-1979\/egypt-israel-peace-treaty\/\">Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: ABC News report of the Munich Massacre Links: paperless archives\u00a0– The Munich Olympics and Black September. Wikipedia\u00a0– The Munich Massacre. JPost.com\u00a0– This week in history: Munich massacre in 1972. About.com\u00a0– Sept. 5, 1972: The Summer Munich Olympics Marred by Palestinian Terrorists. BBC News\u00a0– The Hunt for Black September. 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