August 1, 2012
The Olympics’ Burdensome Stone
By Jan Markell
July 31, 2012
www.olivetreeviews.org
The Olympics are a little microcosm of the world. The entire
2012 event is hostile to Israel. We can start with Israel’s capital, Jerusalem.
It was handed over to “Palestine” at the start of the Olympics. Then the
International Olympic Committee (IOC) moved Jerusalem to her proper place —
Israel — but then got cold feet! To avoid all conflict, the IOC removed the
name of the capitals of all participating nations so they could be seen
as politically correct.
The Jerusalem controversy is not new. Recently the U.S. State
Department said the very same thing as the IOC; that is, that they would not
come out and flatly state that Jerusalem is Israel’s capital. The spokesperson
dodged the question over and over. I even played the clip on my radio program
that week. It’s a position echoed by a majority of modern governments and most
nations, including the U.S., who place their embassy in Tel Aviv.
Department said the very same thing as the IOC; that is, that they would not
come out and flatly state that Jerusalem is Israel’s capital. The spokesperson
dodged the question over and over. I even played the clip on my radio program
that week. It’s a position echoed by a majority of modern governments and most
nations, including the U.S., who place their embassy in Tel Aviv.
So the IOC was temporarily fine with recognizing a capital in
the wrong location and is also fine with recognizing a nation that doesn’t exist
— Palestine. This nation that really isn’t a nation joined the Olympics in 1996
and they proudly march in the procession of nations, much to the protests of the
Israelis. Besides, who cares if Israel is objecting? In the eyes of most, she’s
an apartheid-promoting reckless state.
the wrong location and is also fine with recognizing a nation that doesn’t exist
— Palestine. This nation that really isn’t a nation joined the Olympics in 1996
and they proudly march in the procession of nations, much to the protests of the
Israelis. Besides, who cares if Israel is objecting? In the eyes of most, she’s
an apartheid-promoting reckless state.
The Olympic Games are meant to transcend politics. The creator
of the sports festival — the ancient Greeks — would actually suspend wars for the
event. The IOC today is trying to make a statement that politics and
sports actually do mix. We can all get along in the Olympic village —
even though such a delusion was brutally broken in 1972.
of the sports festival — the ancient Greeks — would actually suspend wars for the
event. The IOC today is trying to make a statement that politics and
sports actually do mix. We can all get along in the Olympic village —
even though such a delusion was brutally broken in 1972.
The Munich massacre is an informal
name for an attack that occurred during the 1972 Summer
Olympics in Munich, Germany. Eleven members of the Israeli athletic team
were killed when they were taken hostage by the Palestinian
terror group known as Black September. The financier of that massacre was the
current president of the Palestinian Authority, Holocaust denier Mahmoud Abbas.
Sadly, his photo is proudly displayed at the London Olympics as one of the
dignified “heads of state.”
name for an attack that occurred during the 1972 Summer
Olympics in Munich, Germany. Eleven members of the Israeli athletic team
were killed when they were taken hostage by the Palestinian
terror group known as Black September. The financier of that massacre was the
current president of the Palestinian Authority, Holocaust denier Mahmoud Abbas.
Sadly, his photo is proudly displayed at the London Olympics as one of the
dignified “heads of state.”
Jordan’s King Hussein was the only Arab leader in
the world to condemn that attack in September of 1972.
the world to condemn that attack in September of 1972.
This year Israel made
an appeal for a minute of silence to commemorate the murder of their eleven
athletes four decades ago. It fell on deaf ears!
an appeal for a minute of silence to commemorate the murder of their eleven
athletes four decades ago. It fell on deaf ears!
British Prime Minister, David Cameron, backed the IOC’s
decision to not recogngize the tragedy. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
spoke up on behalf of the widows of some of the slain Israeli athletes who
pleaded for a public acknowledgement of the slaughter.
decision to not recogngize the tragedy. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
spoke up on behalf of the widows of some of the slain Israeli athletes who
pleaded for a public acknowledgement of the slaughter.
The world would have moved on and collectively forgotten that
tragedy had Steven Spielberg not made the 2005 film “Munich.” While he
tragedy had Steven Spielberg not made the 2005 film “Munich.” While he
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One of the terrorists from the 1972 Munich Olympic
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accurately captured the drama of the murders, he distorted the
rest of the film. He portrayed the hired Israeli assassin of the killers as
having tremendous guilt over his assignment. He sank further and further into a
pathological mental state after he killed each of the remaining Islamic
perpetrators. Thankfully, most movie critics nailed Spielberg for this.
rest of the film. He portrayed the hired Israeli assassin of the killers as
having tremendous guilt over his assignment. He sank further and further into a
pathological mental state after he killed each of the remaining Islamic
perpetrators. Thankfully, most movie critics nailed Spielberg for this.
Now the Israeli Mossad
fears a possible “London massacre” at this year’s Olympics. London
security forces were in a panic as the games began. Israel’s 38 athletes are
training under tight security at the Olympic Village and British forces have
even placed surface-to-surface missiles
at six locations.
fears a possible “London massacre” at this year’s Olympics. London
security forces were in a panic as the games began. Israel’s 38 athletes are
training under tight security at the Olympic Village and British forces have
even placed surface-to-surface missiles
at six locations.
Whoever would have thought that a nation smaller than a postage
stamp placed on a giant globe could cause such alarming events and reactions?
And that troubling city to which Jesus will return to rule and reign —
Jerusalem — has become that prophesied burdensome stone
once again.
stamp placed on a giant globe could cause such alarming events and reactions?
And that troubling city to which Jesus will return to rule and reign —
Jerusalem — has become that prophesied burdensome stone
once again.