Austria Freedom Party

Does Chikli’s meeting with Austria’s FPÖ mark an end to Israel’s boycott of the Nazi-linked party?

The FPÖ's first leader, Anton Reinthaller, had been a senior Nazi official who held the rank of SS Brigadeführer, and his successor, Friedrich Peter, had served as an officer in an SS unit.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
Outgoing Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli meets with members of Austria's FPO party in Vienna on November 9, 2026.
High school students studying classes at school

Austrian lower house passes headscarf ban for under-14s in schools

Austria's lower house of parliament passed the ban despite uncertainty over whether such legislation is unconstitutional, as a previous ban was ruled unconstitutional five years ago.

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February 1 marks World Hijab Day. (Illustrative).

Austrian government presses ahead with planned headscarf ban in schools

The lower house is due to discuss the legislation that would introduce the ban, despite criticism from rights groups and the possibility that the Constitutional Court could overturn it.

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Austrian Chancellor and head of People's Party (OeVP) Karl Nehammer speaks with journalists after coalition talks in Vienna, Austria, December 20, 2024.

SPÖ joining coalition might be only way to stop rise of far-right in Austria - analysis

Sharing power again and blocking the far right might seem important enough for SPÖ’s base and keep it from obstructing the future government’s work.

|ByELDAD BECK

Refugees in Austria view new far-right leaders as existential threat

One refugee, a writer from Syria, explains his worries about the incoming Austrian government.

OCTOBER 17, 2017ByBEN LYNFIELD
Head of Austrian Freedom Party (FPO) Heinz-Christian Strache addresses a news conference in Vienna, Austria, April 25, 2017.

Austria's Freedom Party suspends member over Nazi allegations

Owning objects or making statements that glorify Nazism is illegal in Austria, where Hitler was born and which was annexed into his Third Reich.

OCTOBER 10, 2017ByREUTERS
Man gives Nazi salute