Jewish holiday
From Judith Miller’s obit for Yasser Arafat:
In the 1960’s, he pioneered what became known as “television terrorism” – air piracy and innovative forms of mayhem staged for maximum propaganda value. Among the more spectacular deeds he ordered was the massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics. In 1986, a group linked to Mr. Arafat but apparently acting independently seized the Achille Lauro cruise ship and threw overboard an elderly American Jew in a wheelchair.
Yeah: “spectacular”. I know it’s got a range of meanings, but that might not’ve been the best word-choice. But “massacre” was pretty appropriate.
Here’s another.