Forty years after her husband was murdered in Munich by Palestinian terrorists, Ilana Romano is still hopeful that the International Olympics Committee will reconsider and officially commemorate the 11 slain Israeli athletes at the opening tonight.
"Until the last minute we'll keep our optimism," said Mrs Romano, who along with her fellow Munich widow Ankie Spitzer, was in London to appeal personally to IOC President Jacques Rogge to do for the murdered Israelis what has never yet been done at a Games.
They urged Londoners with tickets for the Opening Ceremony to stage their own protests, and asked journalists covering the event to silence their microphones for one minute.
"If you believe that the 11 murdered athletes must be mentioned, stand for a spontaneous silence when Rogge speaks," said Mrs Romano.
