Widow of Olympic attack victim rejects money offer

(28 Jul 2022) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP AND SNTV CLIENTS MAY USE ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP AND SNTV CLIENTS MAY USE Ramat Hasharon – 28 July 2022 1. Tilt up from framed picture of Andre Spitzer, one of the Israeli athletes killed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, to his widow, Ankie Spitzer, looking at the framed picture 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Ankie Spitzer, widow of Andre Spitzer: "We think, the families think, that the offer that we got from the German government is a total insult after 50 years. First of all, they could not protect our athletes. They did not prevent the terror attack, although they got information prior to the attack. They were not able to rescue them. They were not even able to accept help from Israel. And after this, they abused us for the rest of the 50 years. They did not give us documentation, they lied to us, they humiliated us. And now, after 50 years, they come with a proposal which is totally unacceptable to us. We are shocked that they even dare to suggest this to us. " 3. Ankie looking at framed pictures 4. Mid of framed picture of Andre and another of family members 5. SOUNDBITE (English) Ankie Spitzer, widow of Andre Spitzer: "They're offering us 5.4 million dollars. You know, we are 11 families, we are 23 orphans and widows and parents and, you know, in (19)72, they paid $9 million to the terrorist after they made a fake hijacking, where they could release the three surviving terrorists. $9 million in 1972 to the terrorists and to the families, $5 million. I mean, what are they talking about? As I said to the president of Germany, it is probably more profitable in Germany to be a terrorist than to be a victim of terror? So it's totally unacceptable and we are not going to the memorial ceremony in Munich because we think we have been insulted and humiliated. Enough, that's it. " 6. Wide of Ankie on phone 7. SOUNDBITE (English) Ankie Spitzer, widow of Andre Spitzer: "We have met a lot of authorities nowadays who are of a total different kind and they are also, you know, they are supporting us. They understand that we are not wolves of money, but that we do want a fairer compensation, a just compensation, that I can say, okay, we did the memorial in the Olympic Village, we got the minute of silence for what we fought also for almost 50 years and now I want to close this and get a fair compensation. That's all. " 8. Ankie walking in home 9. SOUNDBITE (English) Ankie Spitzer, widow of Andre Spitzer: "Why not come out and say, we are sorry, we made the mistakes, and we are going to reimburse you, at least not... you can never give me enough money for my husband because he is worth more than you ever can give me. But he is in my heart. But I would like to have the compensation to give to all those children that have lived their whole life in the shadow of the Olympics, who had no father when they went to the first grade or when they finished high school or when they went to the army or when they got married. For them. I want to do this. " 10. Ankie walking away STORYLINE: The widow of a member of the Israeli Olympic team who was killed in the Munich attack in the 1970s rejected Thursday the latest compensation offered by the German government, describing the sum as a "total insult". German authorities indicated Wednesday that they were willing to pay further compensation to the families of 11 Israeli athletes killed at the 1972 Summer Olympics by a Palestinian group. "The families think that the offer that we got from the German government is a total insult after 50 years," she said. Clients are reminded: Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...