Jamal Al-Gashey

Jamal Al-Gashey
Born1953 (age 70–71)
Shatila refugee camp, Lebanon
OccupationMember of Black September
Known forParticipating in the 1972 Munich massacre

Jamal Al-Gashey (Arabic: جمال الجاشي; born 1953[1]) is a Palestinian militant who was a member of the Black September offshoot of the Palestine Liberation Organization and one of eight militants who carried out the massacre of eleven Israeli athletes during the 1972 Summer Olympics. He is visible several times in videos of the event, identifiable by his blue- and white-striped jacket. During the failed rescue attempt by Bavarian border guards and Munich police, which resulted in the deaths of nine hostages and five of the Black September militants, Al-Gashey was shot in the wrist attempting to aid a fellow Black September member.

  1. ^ Reeve, Simon (2000). One Day in September: The Full Story of the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and the Israeli Revenge Operation "Wrath of God" (1st U.S. ed.). New York: Arcade. p. 49. ISBN 1-55970-547-7.