As Athletes Head to Paris, Israeli Olympians Threatened: “Prepare for the Intifada!” By Margaret Flavin

On Thursday and Friday, 15 athletes and their teams received identical death threats via email, warning them they would be killed if they arrived in France

According to The Jerusalem Post:

Walla reported that, over the weekend, Israeli athletes received online messages written in poor Hebrew. Many also received calls from foreign numbers. On Thursday and Friday, 15 athletes and their teams received identical death threats via email, warning them they would be killed if they arrived in France, Walla reported.

The anonymous email said that the sender intended to harm “any Israeli presence at the Olympics” and said that if any Israeli delegates attended, they would be harmed.

The email also referenced the Munich 1972 Olympics, telling the athletes to “Prepare for the intifada!”...