A compromise was reached between Israel and Germany to compensate the families of the victims of the Munich Massacre, thus averting a boycott of the memorial ceremony on Monday.
NO BOYCOTT: Agreement reached between Germany, Munich victims’ families
Ankie Spitzer (l), widow of fencing coach Andre Spitzer, and Ilana Romano, widow of weightlifter Yossef Romano, at ceremony with the Israeli delegation competing at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, June 23, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)