From Munich to Tehran to Doha: Israel's unbroken doctrine of justice

(JNS) — In September 1972, the world watched in horror as Palestinian terrorists stormed the Olympic Village in Munich, taking members of the Israeli Olympic team hostage. By the time the ordeal ended, 11 Israeli athletes were dead. The world’s reaction was predictable: outrage, speeches and hand-wringing, but little action. The International Olympic Committee hurried to resume the Games. West German officials bungled the rescue attempt and then quietly released three of the captured terrorists.

Israel drew a very different conclusion. Then-Prime Minister Golda Meir authorized the Mossad to pu...