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Relatives of Munich Massacre Victims Demand UN Compensation
Family members of the 11 Israeli athletes who were slaughtered in the 1972 Munich Olympics are demanding compensation from Libya, Ger-
many’s Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported on Friday. The 21 family members are demanding 110 million euros from United Nations-administered Libyan funds that were frozen due to embezzlement allegations. According to them, then-Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi supported and actively assisted the terrorists after they escaped Munich. In addition, some of the terrorists entered Germany on forged Libyan passports. The survivors and the victims’ families also noted that Gaddafi gave then-Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat $5 million as a gift for the attack, and the three terrorists who survived the attack flew to Libya after they were released from prison. In Libya, they received a hero’s welcome and went into hiding with Gaddafi’s assistance. According to the report, Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan assisted the families in presenting the UN with documents proving Gaddafi’s involvement.
Did Israel Hack Iran’s Gas System?
Israel carried out a cyber-attack against Iran’s gas system last month, two U.S. defense officials told The New York Times. According to the Saturday report, the Israeli attack was followed by an Iranian attack on an Israeli dating site, releasing the details of the site’s users. In the Israeli attack, which began October 26, gas pumps and the country’s 4,300 fuel distribution stations shut down, as digital messages blamed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Some of the
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