The surviving terrorists, almost unimaginably, were held for only a little over a month before being exchanged for hostages held on board Lufthansa Flight 61 in an act designed purposely to secure their release. They were then flown to Libya.
Israel launched a retaliatory mission which is known by two names, Operation Wrath of God and Operation Bayonet, to hunt down and kill those associated with the massacre. While there were various covert accounts carried out by Mossad as part of this effort, the fate of the surviving terrorists is not entirely clear. Adnam Al-Gashey and Mohammed Safety are both thought to have been hunted down and killed by Mossad, in both cases due to their remaining in contact with relatives. Jamal Al-Gashey is thought to be still living in Tunisia, and was actually interviewed for a documentary about the event in 1999.
As a side note, Black September had logistical support for their attack from German Neo-Nazis.
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And yet, the squishy, and widely lauded by some, "humanity" of Spielberg's "Munich"! Compare it to the admittedly cartoonish attitude toward Nazis and their ilk in "Inglourious Basterds." Which expresses the higher, if quite imperfect, morality? If it was wrong to hunt down the anti-Semetic agents of the massacre, was it wrong to track down Eichmann? Let bygones be bygones? Or, never again?
Tom
Sheridan, WY
I haven't seen any of the Black September movies, and actually until I was looking into this event, I didn't realize that there were any.
I really don't care for Inglourious Basterds, mostly for the reason that it takes far too many liberties with history than I can suspend to watch the movie.
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