40th anniversary minute of silence for slain Israeli athletes refused at London 2012

[Noughtboy]

Sorted. When quoting the original is also in white so was trying to differentiate as I cannot seem to multi quote.

 

[SexyGreyFox]

What if 11 Turkish athletes were murdered by the Syrian team, or if the North Koreans blew up the South Korean apartments or something similar?

But do you want it remembered in 40 years time?
I was 14 at the time of the incident and remember it very well, it was 'remembered' then.
How long do you keep the 'remembering' for - for the 60th, 80th, 100th .....1000th?
What's the point?

 

[muon]

Well we had a minutes silence for a more relevant (imo) and less politically charged reason.

 

[WingZero30]

This is the London Olympics, let it be about London/UK...not something that happened 40 years ago.

imo.

This!!

 

[fiveub]

But do you want it remembered in 40 years time?
I was 14 at the time of the incident and remember it very well, it was 'remembered' then.
How long do you keep the 'remembering' for - for the 60th, 80th, 100th .....1000th?
What's the point?

To have something to moan about.

Sporting is about sport. I hope it stays that way.

 

[Tom0]

 

[AH.Tempest]

I was disappointed with the silence on account of WW2 tbh... that makes the Olympics political in itself.

 

[Justintime]

Israel waving the victim flag yet again!

 

[big_white_dog84]

Like the sick family pet, the inconvenient truth is that the world would be a better place if Israel were humanely got rid of.

 

[mmj_uk]

I was disappointed with the silence on account of WW2 tbh... that makes the Olympics political in itself.

It's not political to mourn the deaths of all people during a dark period in global history.

It is political to mourn Israeli deaths in a conflict that is still ongoing.

 

[[FnG]magnolia]

OP, you seem very invested in this. Care to share why?