Over the past 20 years, he has advised executives and senior managers at large corporations and organizations in the united states as well as smaller, israelbased enterprises. The term black september was made famous by a terrorist group of the same name, which became a member of the palestinian organization fatah. Two were hijacked to the desert floor northeast of amman, jordan, where a threeweek drama began. The choice of the olympics, from the purely propagandistic standpoint, was 100 percent successful, noted a black september communique after the attacks. How jordan shaped the munich massacre ozy a modern media. It is also true that campanajjars paternal grandfather, muhammad yusuf alnajjar also known as abu yusuf was a member of the palestinian terrorist organization black september and, according. Libya is a key country for fatah and black september, ac cording to security officials in various countries, because libyan officials have provided terrorists with passports and other logistical. The group was founded in 1971 to seek retribution on jordans military and to assassinate jordans king hussein after they forcefully confronted the palestine liberation organization plo during an attempt to seize. Memo regarding black september april 1973 black september fatah link march 1973 close. On september 6, 1970, the pflp hijacked twas 707, which was flying from frankfurt to new york, after raab and most of his family had spent a summer in israel. Did barack obama endorse the grandson of a terrorist for u. Black september top 10 worst sport terrorism attacks time. Mar 01, 2018 but by far, black septembers most notorious terrorist attack was the 1972 munich massacre.
The munich massacre was an attack during the 1972 summer olympics in munich, west germany, in which the palestinian terrorist group black september took eleven israeli olympic team members hostage and killed them along with a west german police officer. In the early hours of september 5, 1972 palestinian terrorists took 11 israeli olympians hostage in the munich athletes village before brutally killing them. During the 1972 munich games, the palestinian militant group black september took the israeli national team hostage, eventually slaughtering eleven athletes and coaches and one german police officer after a 16hour standoff. Raab presents practically a blow by blow account of the facts of this. From black september to the munich olympics, to the embassy bombing in beirut, to the devastating attacks of september. Munich massacre, an overview of the terrorist attack at the 1972 olympic games. Aug 14, 2018 the row centres on a wreathlaying event in tunisia for two separate groups, both the victims of a 1985 israeli airstrike in tunis and for the palestinian leaders linked to the black september. Black september was implicated in several acts of terrorism in 1972, including acts of sabotage in the netherlands and west germany in february, the hijacking of a belgian aircraft flying from austria to israel in may, and the sending of letter bombs to israeli embassies worldwideone of which killed a diplomat in london in september.
The attack, known as the munich massacre, was carried out by black september, a palestinian terrorist organization that formed in 1971 as an offshoot of the fatah palestinian nationalist group led at the time by yasser arafat. Mar 06, 2011 black magic licensed to youtube by the orchard music on behalf of iocean music. On september 6, 1970, the pflp triggered one of the most audacious and spectacular terrorist acts ever with its four attempted airplane. On september 6, 1970, terrorists from the popular front for the liberation of palestine pflp hijacked twa flight 741 from frankfurt to new york and swiss air. Black september celebrated the operation and scorned west germanys feeble response. Munich massacre the story of 1972 olympics youtube. Eleven israelis died in the assault at olympic village and the subsequent failed west german police rescue attempt at germanys furstenfeldbruck airfield.
Sep 22, 2007 my captivity for three weeks at the hands of the popular front for the liberation of palestine pflp during black september 1970 is not simply a harrowing personal story or merely part of a compelling human drama that riveted the worlds attention for three weeks. During the 1972 munich games, the palestinian militant group black september took the israeli national team hostage, eventually slaughtering eleven athletes and coaches and. Sep 09, 2017 a member of the palestinian terrorist group black september, which killed 11 members of the israeli olympic team, during the 1972 munich olympics. The black september organization bso was a palestinian militant organization founded in. Two years later, black september spent weeks planning the attacks in munich. In the early morning hours of september 5, six members of the arab terrorist group known as black september dressed in the olympic sweat suits of arab nations and jumped the fence surrounding the.
How palestinian terrorists killed 11 israeli olympians the sun. It was responsible for the kidnapping and murder of eleven israeli athletes and officials, and the fatal shooting of a. Despite the fact that black september was just a pert of fatah, formed specifically for the beginning of the anti jordan terrorist front, this organization needs to be observed as a. He had tried for years to negotiate with the palestinians, constantly making agreements which they violated. America in the middle east, 1776 to the present black september is an extensively researched history of the events of september 1970. Munich massacre overview of the munich massacre, in which members of the militant palestinian group black september took 11 israeli athletes hostage during the 1972 olympic games in munich, west germany. However, black september had detailed plans of the olympic village and the dispositions of the israeli athletes. On september 6, 1970, the popular front for the liberation of palestine pflp hijacked four airliners bound from europe for new york. An international calamity, the murder of the athletes by the palestinian extremist black september group on september 5, 1972, naturally spurred increased security measures at all subsequent olympic games. The munich massacre was an attack during the 1972 summer olympics in munich, west germany, in which the palestinian terrorist group black september took eleven israeli olympic team members hostage and killed them along with a west german police officer shortly after the crisis began, a black september spokesman demanded that 234 palestinian prisoners jailed in israel and the west germanheld.
The palestinian terrorist group black september holds israeli athletes hostage at the 1972 summer olympic games in munich. My captivity for three weeks at the hands of the popular front for the liberation of palestine pflp during black september 1970 is not simply a harrowing personal story or merely part of a compelling human drama that riveted the worlds attention for three weeks. The group assassinated wasfi altal, the prime minister of jordan, in cairo at the end of 1970, and also killed 11 members of the israeli olympic team in september, 1972, during an unsuccessful. The plo closed black september down in september 1973, on the anniversary it was created by the political calculation that no more good would come of terrorism abroad according to morris. Probably the second largest organization and certainly the key to the story of the black september hijackings was the popular front for the liberation of palestine pflp. On september 6, 1970, the popular front for the liberation of palestine plep hijacked four airliners bound from europe for new york. The black september experience served to foreshadow events that would haunt the world for decades to come. On september 6, 1970, terrorists from the popular front for the liberation of palestine pflp hijacked twa flight 741 from frankfurt to new york and swiss air flight 100 from zurich to new york, diverting them both to a disused airfield in the jordanian desert. Selected by choice magazine as an outstanding academic titlesince the first airplane hijacking by the popular front for the liberation of palestine in september 1970, middle eastern terrorists have sacrificed innocent human lives in the name of ideology. For three weeks, he was held hostage, first aboard the plane in the desert, then in a palestinian refugee camp, and finally with 31 other americans in a small apartment in amman.
Terror in black september the first eyewitness account of the infamous 1970 hijackings by david raab. Aug 14, 2018 in the early hours of september 5, 1972 palestinian terrorists took 11 israeli olympians hostage in the munich athletes village before brutally killing them. Those earlier terrorists, spouting antiimperialist thirdworld rhetoric, seem almost trivial in comparison to. One was taken to cairo and blown up only seconds after its passengers escaped. Eight men affiliated with the palestinian terrorist group black september broke into the israeli apartment before dawn and took 11 athletes and. What happened in the 1972 munich olympics massacre. The munich massacre was an attack during the 1972 summer olympics in munich, west germany, in which the palestinian terrorist group black september took eleven israeli olympic team members hostage and killed them along with a west german police officer shortly after the crisis began, a black september spokesman demanded that 234 palestinian prisoners. The labour leader denied honouring anyone linked to black september terrorists at an event in 2014 after an image of him holding a wreath at a palestinian cemetery in tunisia emerged in. With michael douglas, ankie spitzer, jamal al gashey, gerald seymour. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Black september s bso assault on the olympic village apartments on september 5, 1972, set in motion a chain of events unparalleled in the history of terrorism and antiterrorism tactics. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. Sep 01, 2007 a hostage recalls his threeweek ordeal in the jordanian desert as western diplomacy struggled with a new kind of terrorism.
Black september is an extensively researched history of the events of september 1970. However, black september had detailed plans of the olympic village and the. The terrorists were part of a group known as black september, in return for the release of the hostages, theydemanded that israel release over 230 arab prisoners. Terror in black september by david raab, 9780230608085, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. On sunday, september 6, 1970, the popular front for the liberation of palestine pflp hijacked four airliners bound from europe for new york. The 2012 london olympics marked the 40th anniversary of the tragic massacre of israeli athletes at the 1972 munich games. How jordan shaped the munich massacre ozy a modern. Munich olympics terrorist black september 1972 attack. From its foundation in 1971 until 1981 black september carried out a number of terrorist attacks against israeli and jordanian targets around the world. Black september and the tragic story of the munich massacre. Aftermath of the munich olympic massacre thoughtco. Aylul alaswad was a conflict fought in the hashemite kingdom of jordan between the jordanian armed forces jaf, under the leadership of king hussein, and the palestine liberation organisation plo, under the leadership of yasser arafat, primarily between 16 and 27 september 1970, with certain aspects of the conflict continuing. What is the black september organization history essay. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
Terror in black september the first eyewitness account. Black september, raab argues, is an important lesson for todays leaders. Sep 05, 2014 the september 18, 1972, cover of time. The black september movement was created by the breakaway palestinian faction of fatah to avenge the loss of jordan and more directly target israelis by terrorist means. How palestinian terrorists killed 11 israeli olympians. In the wake of the cataclysmic attacks on the world trade center and the pentagon, many have forgotten the grim drama that took place three decades earlier, when palestinian guerillas hijacked three commercial airliners on a single september day in 1970. The young man from trenton, new jersey, who is now a health care executive, became an unwilling eyewitness to a badly conceived terrorist attempt to extort the release of palestinians. Unlike fatah, it was highly ideological, calling not only for the liberation of palestine but also for the creation of a marxistleninist arab society. The first eyewitness account of the infamous 1970 hijackings raab, david on. The pitch wraith was a completely different story the best and final prize from completing the newly added halloween obby, an extremely hard parkour course located in the trading center. The attack began in the early morning hours of sept. The author was an eyewitness to one of the four aircraft hijackings which were among the worlds more serious early terrorist acts. Oct 14, 2008 michael oren, bestselling author of six days of war and power, faith, and fantasy. European responses to terror counter extremism project.
It was responsible for the kidnapping and murder of eleven israeli athletes and officials, and the fatal shooting of a policeman during the 1972 summer olymics in munich, ushuring in the modern ago of terrorism. Shortly after the crisis began, a black september spokesman demanded that 234 palestinian. Seventeenyearold david raab was on the twa flight with his. Based on the true story of the black september aftermath, about the five men chosen to eliminate the ones responsible for that fateful day. Terror in black september is the riveting story of what happened during the hijacking. At the 1972 olympic games in munich, germany, members of black september would kidnap and eventually execute 11 members of the israeli olympic team.
However, the pictures obtained by the mail and posted on the facebook page of the palestinian embassy in tunisia directly place mr corbyn by the graves of bseiso and the black september. The bso named itself after the particularly bloody month in 1970 when king hussein of jordan declared military rule, expelling and killing thousands of palestinian fedayeen selfsacrificers. About terror in black september on september 6, 1970, 17yearold david raab was hijacked to jordan by the popular front for the liberation of palestine as part of a quadruple hijacking attempt. Arab terrorists take israeli hostages at the munich. The munich massacre was an attack during the 1972 summer olympics in munich, west germany, on eleven israeli olympic team members, who were taken hostage and eventually killed, along with a german. Black september, arabic aylul alaswad, also called black september organization bso, breakaway militant faction of the palestinian organization fatah. Bettmann corbis the olympics have never experienced a darker day. For three weeks, he was held hostage, first aboard the plane in the desert, then in a palestinian refugee camp, and finally with 31 other americans in. Sep 15, 2017 thanks go out to commentor antons kijanica who let me know that theyd altered the sides of the map, making the stairs solid, which makes my old strategy useless. The tragedy of 911 came to overshadow it, both in terms of the role that aviation played and in the numbers of those who perished. Black september was a terrorist organization founded in september 1970 as an offshoot of the palestinian liberation organization. Terror in black september the first eyewitness account of.
The black september organization bso was a palestinian terrorist organization founded in 1970. Rating is available when the video has been rented. On sunday, september 6, 1970, 17yearold raab, his mother and his four younger siblings boarded a plane in tel aviv after spending the summer in israel. In 1974 arafat ordered the plo to withdraw from acts of violence outside the west bank, the gaza strip and israel. Partly based on the diaries of one of the hostages and interviews with others as well as accounts of the backroom dealings of the red cross and the jordanian government, this is one of the best accounts of what has become known as black september. Black september was not a terrorist organization, but was rather an auxiliary unit of the resistance movement, at a time when the latter. The black september organization bso was a palestinian terrorist group most active in the early 1970s. But on the morning of the 11th day, eight palestinian terrorists enter the olympic village. One, a brand new pan am 747, was taken to cairo and blown up only seconds after its passengers escaped. Video of black september darkens the olympic games britannica. The conflict became known as black september, and shortly after, an offshoot of the plo emerged with the same name.
The story behind the masked horror of the munich olympics. Monday, september 7 we may have to face a tragedy tuesday, september 8 misery loves company wednesday, september 9 they forced me into the grave thursday, september 10 chaos, confusion, and fantastic tension friday, september 11 explosions in the desert saturday, september 12 my family is freed sunday, september. But by far, black september s most notorious terrorist attack was the 1972 munich massacre. They had just about taken over jordan much like hamas seized the gaza strip. The labour leader denied honouring anyone linked to black september terrorists at an event in 2014 after an image of him holding a wreath at a palestinian cemetery in tunisia emerged in the daily. Jul 28, 2019 the terrorists were part of a group known as black september, in return for the release of the hostages, theydemanded that israel release over 230 arab prisoners being held in israeli jails and. Nov 25, 2019 the 2012 london olympics marked the 40th anniversary of the tragic massacre of israeli athletes at the 1972 munich games.