Austria

Vienna police rule out antisemitic motive after grenade found near police station, synagogues

According to a police statement, initial investigation showed the grenade was defunct, as it "contained no explosives, and the detonator was inoperative."

A police officer stands guard in front of Vienna Central Station, after it was closed due to an unspecified threat, according to the Austrian capital's police and national rail company OBB, in Vienna, Austria, March 3, 2025
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This is what next summer will look like for Israelis: Two new destinations starting at $299

14-year-old Bondi shooting survivor, Chaya Dadon, looks at a menorah in Sydney, Australia, December 19, 2025.

Australia honors Bondi Beach attack victims as PM Albanese orders safety review

Pro-Palestinian protestors hold a flag and a banner outside the RTE (Radio Telefis Eireann) Irish public service broadcaster television studios as demonstrators call for an Irish boycott of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest if there is Israeli participation, in Dublin, Ireland, November 1, 2025.

Eurovision host says it won't ban Palestinian flags, drown out boos during Israel's performance


Germany, Austria suspend bilateral aid to Palestinians after Hamas attack

Some conservatives called for the aid to end entirely, prominent member of opposition Left party argues against the move

 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz comments on the situation in the Middle East, one day after Hamas' attacks on Israel, in the chancellery, Berlin, Germany, October 8, 2023.

What are 'protected Jews'? A glimpse into the Austrian exhibition in Burgenland

What could this mean for whole communities of Jews, and what is the implication of being unprotected? 

 ESTERHAZY PALACE in Eisenstadt, Austria, plays host to the exhibition ‘The Seven Communities.’ It is on display in Moreau Hall, named after palace architect Charles Moreau

Despite US sanctions, German, Austrian firms at Iran Oil Show

Iran uses revenue from Oil Show to finance terrorism, says Iranian dissident 

An oil tanker loads gas in Assaluyeh seaport at the Persian Gulf, 1,400 km (870 miles) south of Tehran, Iran May 27, 2006.

Herzog begins state visit in Austria

In his address to Jewish community representatives, Herzog said that there are times during periods of crisis when leaders have the rare opportunity to reach out and come to an agreement.

 ‘OUR PRESIDENT, Isaac Herzog, should encourage more of these dialogues. Sadly, most politicians prefer exploiting our differences to overcoming them,’ the writer argues.

Israeli President Herzog to pay state visits to Slovakia, Austria

President Isaac Herzog, who will meet with the countries’ leaders, is also expected to discuss mutual strategic interests and ways to deepen relations.

 President Isaac Herzog in his office at Beit Hanassi.

Austrian composer Schubert gets salute at Jerusalem Chamber Music fest

This year’s theme is migrant composers, which, it must be said, offered festival founder Elena Bashkirova – a celebrated pianist – plenty of room for programmatic maneuver.

 AUSTRIAN BARITONE Samuel Hasselhorn makes his debut at the Jerusalem International Chamber Music Festival.

Austria’s plans for Hitler’s birth house stir controversy

Plans to turn Hitler’s birth house into a police training facility on issues related to human rights has polarized the small Austrian town.

 A memorial stone stands outside the house where Adolf Hitler was born in Braunau Am Inn, Austria on April 18, 2015.

Venomous 'banana spider' scare temporarily closes Austrian supermarket

The REWE-Group also stated that they had brought in a specialist to identify the spider and that the shop would remain closed until the spider had been identified.

 Illustrative image of a banana spider.

Austria Celebrates Israel at 75 with Spectacular Cultural Events

 Shosha Goren at the Austrian International Storytelling Festival in Graz, held at the Schauspielhaus.

One child's unexplained symptoms uncovered the origin of rare blood disease - study

Germline hemizygous loss-of-function mutations of the DOCK11 gen were, for the first time, shown to cause an inborn error of blood cellular component formation and immunity

 Scanning electron micrograph of a human T lymphocyte (also called a T cell) from the immune system of a healthy donor.