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


Austria doubles deposit for used bottles, border with Germany flooded by bottled-opportunists

People are driving trailers filled with crates across the border, burdening retailers and breweries.

 Austria doubles deposit for used bottles, border with Germany flooded by bottled-opportunists.

Austrian knife attack suspect was radicalized on TikTok, officials say

The attack came just days after a 24-year-old Afghan drove into a crowd in Munich in neighboring Germany, killing two people and injuring dozens.

 Police officers stand guard at the scene where a 14-year-old boy was killed and several others were wounded in a stabbing attack, in the town of Villach, Austria February 16, 2025.

Austria's far-right fails to build a coalition, talks collapse

Austria's far Right FPÖ failed to form a government after coalition talks with the ÖVP collapsed, raising the likelihood of a snap election.

 Austrian far Right Freedom Party (FPÖ) leader Herbert Kickl leaves the presidential office at Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria, February 12, 2025.

Likud's engagement with Patriots for Europe raises eyebrows - analysis

Some of the parties within this political group fully support Israel - such as Hungary's Fidesz, Italy's Lega, the Dutch Party for Freedom, and Spain's VOX.

A person holds a placard as people take part in a protest against the participation of far-right party FPO in the process of forming a coalition government, in Vienna, Austria February 4, 2025.

Grapevine January 24, 2025: Memory, heroism, and suffering

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 (FROM L-R) B’nai B’rith World Center-Jerusalem director Alan Schneider, Chairman of the Committee to Recognize Jewish Rescuers During the Holocaust Aryeh Barnea, IPO Musical Director Lahav Shani, Chairman Yuval Shapiro, and Secretary-General Yair Mashiach.

Echoes of a Nazi past: Israel keeping watch on Austria politics as far-right party forms coalition

Austrian president invited far-right Austrian Freedom Party leader Herbert Kickl to try to form a coalition.

 Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen shakes hands with far-right Freedom Party (FPO) leader Herbert Kickl in Vienna, Austria, January 6, 2025.

Austrian president tasks far-right leader with forming government

Karl Nehammer's attempts to assemble a three- and then two-party coalition with other centrist parties fell apart this weekend, prompting him to announce his resignation.

 Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen meets far-right Freedom Party (FPO) leader Herbert Kickl in Vienna, Austria, January 6, 2025.

History in Austria: The far Right tasked to form gov’t - analysis

If Kickl succeeds in forming a government and becoming chancellor, he will be the first Austrian prime minister coming from a far-right party with Nazi historical roots.

 Head of Freedom Party (FPOe) Herbert Kickl attends their final election rally in Vienna, Austria, September 27, 2024.

Austria offers Syrian refugees 1,000 euros to return home

Austria's government has said it will focus on voluntary deportations. It has also stopped processing Syrians' asylum applications, as have more than a dozen European countries.

 REBELS LED by HTS capitalize on their swift takeover of Aleppo in northern Syria and Hama in the west-central region by pressing onward to Homs, in Hama, last Friday. Having pounded anti-Assad factions for years, Russia cannot expect accommodation from HTS, say the writers.

Euro states halt Syrian asylum applications after Assad fall, Turkey opens border for their return

Syrians are the biggest group of asylum applicants in Austria and Germany, with with 72,420 asylum applications this year in Germany, and 12,871 in Austria.

Expatriate Syrians gather to celebrate the fall of the Assad regime in Syria on December 08, 2024 in Berlin, Germany