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Germany and Israel’s presidents were due to lead commemorations on Monday marking 50 years since the Munich Olympics attack, with hopes that a long-awaited compensation deal for bereaved families will finally help them begin healing from the painful episode. A row over the financial offer previously made by Berlin to victims’ relatives had threatened to sour the ceremony, with family members planning a boycott. But a deal was finally agreed last Wednesday for Berlin to provide 28 million euros (US$28 million) in compensation. It also, for the first time, saw the German state acknowledge its “responsibility” in failings that led...
