Israel's Culture Minister Miri Regev arrives to the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem June 21, 2015. REUTERS/Dan Balilty/Pool
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Israel on Sunday demanded a commemoration for its athletes killed at the 1972 Olympics at each Games opening ceremony, telling the International Olympic Committee "a black flag" will always fly over its multi-sports event.
Days after the IOC announced a mourning site at each Olympic village with a minute's silence in the memory of those killed by Palestinian gunmen, Israel's Sports and Culture Minister Miri Regev urged the IOC to mark their deaths at the next Olympics' opening ceremony.
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