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Forty years after 11 Israelis were killed by Palestinian gunmen at the 1972 Munich Games, stanley cup the families of the dead are urging the International Olympic Committee IOC to organise an official commemoration. HT Image Two widows of athletes who were killed have long campaigned for the 1972 victims to be remembered at Olympic opening ceremonies - either through the IOC president s welcome speech or with a moment of silence - but they fear their call for a commemorat stanley cup ion in London on July 27 will again be ignored. We want the International Olympic Committee ... with all 10,000 young athletes in front of them, to say: Let us not forget what happened in Munich . We want this only for one reason, so it will never happen again, said Ankie Spitzer, whose fencing coach husband, Andre, was one of the 11 Israelis killed. She said the IOC did not want to mention the tragedy at high profile events such as the opening ceremony as it would annoy Arab countries. They say we bring politics into the Olympics, which is not true, because I didn t ask them to say that there were 11 Israelis. They tell us that the Arab delegations will get up and leave, to which I said: It s okay, if they don t understand what the Olympics are all about, let them leave. stanley cup Although the IOC participates in remembrance services organised by others, it has yet to arrange its own memorial, a senior Israeli Olympic Committee official said. Whenever we have discussed the issue with the IOC, our po Uyyy Yemeni warplane crashes, Uzbek doctor kidnapped
The political turmoil back home notwithstanding, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh sought to take forward the nuclear deal as he met with US President George W. Bush and other world leaders on the sidelines of the G8 summit on Wednesday. HT Image The meeting with Bush came just hours before the Left formally withdrew support to the government, protesting against the nuclear deal. Bush, however, defended the deal saying it was important for both countries and that the US would continue to work with India to develop not only a new strategic relationship, but a relationship that addresses some of the worlds problems . Singh, who is scheduled to return to Delhi early on Thursday, reiterated his commitment to further strengthen ties with the US. It is the intention of my government 鈥?I believe it is also the will of the Indian people, he stanley cup said. In this increasingly interdependent world we live in鈥?India and the US must stand tall, stand shoulder to shoulder, and thats what is going to happen. After their 50-minute meeting, both leaders posed before the camera, shook hands and then Bush patted Singh and whisp adidas originals ered into his ears. Prime Minister Singh and I just had a typical conversation among friends. It was re stanley cup ally a good meeting among two friends, Bush said. We did in a spirit of respect 鈥?and it was easy for me to do that because I respect Prime Minister Singh. Within hours of the meeting, the G8, made up of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia |
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