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Germany agrees to $28M settlement with families of Munich victims of 1972 attack
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As part of an agreement with the families, Germany agreed to acknowledge failures that authorities made at the time and to allow German and Israeli historians to review the events surrounding the attack.
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Israel, Germany announce compensation deal reached for families of Munich victims
Headline from The Times of Israel ·
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Germany agrees to $28M settlement with families of Munich victims of 1972 attack
Berlin raises offer to 28 million euros; agreement 'cannot heal all wounds. But it opens a door to each other,' President Herzog and German counterpart say in joint statement
The government has reached an agreement with families of the victims killed in the 1972 Munich Olympics attack. The deal, which ends decades of legal wrangling, comes days prior to the 50th anniversary of the tragedy.
As part of an agreement with the families, Germany agreed to acknowledge failures that authorities made at the time and to allow German and Israeli historians to review the events surrounding the attack.
Berlin to also acknowledge failures made during attack at 1972 Olympics, as part of deal reached with relatives of slain Israelis after initial compensation offer rejected