As first reported in Israel Today, the families of Israeli coaches and athletes murdered by Palestinian terrorists at the 1972 Munich Olympics continue to threaten not to participate in the special 50th anniversary of the massacre until a long-standing dispute over compensation is resolved.
The one who has been at the forefront of the struggle for years is Ilana Romano, the widow of the late Miriam HaMekolot, Yosef Romano.
"We have been commemorating 50 years," Romano told Israel Today. ".
"We were only compensated with 3 million euros and after the lawyers here and in Germany took their share, 920,000 euros left to divide into 34 people. But this is not the end of the affair, when we are constantly revealing shocking documents, with documents blocked until 2043 - Who will live until then? "
Ilana Romano, widow of the late athlete Joseph Romano. Boycotting the ceremony in Germany, Photo: Gideon Markowitz
"The matter of money is adequate compensation and if not - we will not go to say thank you. True - there is commemoration, there is everything, now is the time for adequate compensation. If we do not find the way, I do not see fit to travel to Germany. 50 years of suffering, lack of consideration "Unfair conduct."
"I have heard that everything, that the Israelis are being bullied. I do not care, I want what I deserve, as they paid others, when the Olympic Committee knows and now it has erupted in the media. This is what we can do now, after the minute of silence in Tokyo, by the International Olympic Committee "Thomas Bach had the courage to do that and we fought for that for years."
"We are waiting for a German message, now you are not afraid of anything, I say compensate me. I moved to Via Dolorosa, when I and Anki will continue to operate with the support of all the families."
As mentioned, the ceremony, which is scheduled to take place in early September, will be attended by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of the State of Israel Yitzhak Herzog, ministers from both governments, heads of the International Olympic Committee chaired by Thomas Bach, heads of the Israeli Olympic Committee chaired by Yael Arad, survivors And athletes, when right now, everything is in question.
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