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Former good article nomineeMunich massacre was a good articles nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There may be suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
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November 14, 2006Good article nomineeNot listed
July 19, 2011Good article nomineeNot listed
On this day...Facts from this article were featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "On this day..." column on September 5, 2005, September 5, 2006, September 5, 2007, September 5, 2008, September 5, 2009, September 5, 2010, and September 5, 2011.
Current status: Former good article nominee


Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 29 November 2024

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In the Ultimatum section of Ultimatum, negotiations and first rescue effort, last line of fourth paragraph, change "Minister of Defence" to "Minister of Defense" ParkerSolar (talk) 00:08, 29 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: both are correct and no valid reason given for the proposed change. M.Bitton (talk) 01:35, 29 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Introduction is misleading

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The Introduction says that the Olympians who were held hostage were "later killed," but does not say by whom. This reads like an attempt to deflect accountability. The introduction should be edited to read "and took nine others hostage and later killed them during a failed rescue attempt."

Fielding99 (talk) 02:49, 14 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Rephrased for better clarity. Nightsturm (talk) 13:56, 14 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Incorrect death listed

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In the AFTERMATH section "Effect on the Games" it says quote: "...Carmel Eliash. During the memorial service, Eliash collapsed and died of a heart attack." After reading Carmel's page I discovered he survived this heart attack and was flown back to Israel, but died of a different heart attack the following year at a different unrelated ceremony. 76.139.178.134 (talk) 15:45, 17 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Possible Wilfried Böse involvement

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In this article Wolfgang Kraushaar says “There is serious information that Böse also supported the terrorists of the Black September in the Olympic attacks,” but without providing any details. Certainly worth mentioning if true. Do any German-speakers know more? Prezbo (talk) 09:41, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Rewrite Needed

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Someone needs to rewrite this article like they weren’t narrating a movie. Kinglouie0805 (talk) 04:14, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Feel free to roll up your sleeves and get editing. After all, it's a collaborative platform, not just a place to critique from the sidelines. Nightsturm (talk) 13:22, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 24 February 2025

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French Philosopher and famed existentialist John Paul Sartre wrote about the attack in an article titled "About Munich" in October of 1972 for French Newspaper La Cause du peuple. Sartre stated he generally believed that violence is Palestinians' only tool (due to their oppression and poverty) to Israel’s purposeful prevention of a solution for their conflict. Sartre thought it is was hypocritical for French socialists and the press to support freedom for Algeria but to pass judgment on the Palestinian's attempts at liberation, like the attack in Munich, especially without acknowledging Palestinian death at the hands of Israel. Sartre supposed the members of Black September wanted to attack at the Olympics to make it unignorable by the UN. With that, the Israeli government's response, or lack of response would also receive the world's spotlight. Sartre concluded that the world does not care about either Israelis or Palestinians, but disrupting the Olympics made the event uncomfortable by its proximity to the western world, instead of in the Middle East. To him, this event ultimately shows the world Palestinian despair, yet conviction. 9grh940fenj (talk) 19:37, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sources: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/sartre/
Links to an external site.
https://www.jstor.org/stable/23511144 9grh940fenj (talk) 19:39, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Are you requesting this text be added in its entirety? also, where in the article should it go? Cannolis (talk) 20:06, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Insert the written section after international reactions. I was hoping to add more information to the reactions section because it is only world leaders. I hope to have it added in its entirety. I attached my sources in the reply above but I am unsure of formatting while submitting an edit request. 9grh940fenj (talk) 20:37, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

individual Reactions

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French Philosopher and famed existentialist John Paul Sartre wrote about the attack in an article titled "About Munich" in October of 1972 for French Newspaper La Cause du peuple. Sartre stated he generally believed that violence is Palestinians' only tool (due to their oppression and poverty) to Israel’s purposeful prevention of a solution for their conflict. Sartre thought it is was hypocritical for French socialists and the press to support freedom for Algeria but to pass judgment on the Palestinian's attempts at liberation, like the attack in Munich, especially without acknowledging Palestinian death at the hands of Israel. Sartre supposed the members of Black September wanted to attack at the Olympics to make it unignorable by the UN. With that, the Israeli government's response, or lack of response would also receive the world's spotlight. Sartre concluded that the world does not care about either Israelis or Palestinians, but disrupting the Olympics made the event uncomfortable by its proximity to the western world, instead of in the Middle East. To him, this event ultimately shows the world Palestinian despair, yet conviction 9grh940fenj (talk) 15:04, 25 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]