Does israel take part in the olympics?

Question

why doesn't israel take part in the olympics? Or do they ?

My dad told me that they don't because a long time ago Israel when to the olympics and they were massacre ?

Is that true and by whom .. thanks >?

Answer 1

http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing...

1 bronze in sailing

Answer 2

Eleven members of the Israeli Olympic team were murdered back during the Munich, Olympics in 1972 by a group called Black September.  Black September had ties to Yassir Arafat and were a Muslim Extremist organization.  

Answer 3

Yes.

Answer 4

They do and they have 1 medal which is a bronze medal.

Answer 5

Yes, they do.

Answer 6

Yes they are in the Olympics.  There's just news of an Israerli athlete possibly the reason for an Iranian to pull out of the competition.

Your dad is talking about the 1972 Munich incident.  Where palestinian terrorists broke into the athlete's village and killed/took some athletes hostage.  There's a movie out based on that, called "Munich".