Austria
Hitler's birthplace begins new life as a police station
After years of debate, Austria made a compulsory purchase in 2017 and announced in 2019 that it would be remodeled and turned into a police station.
'From Palestine to Paris:' Herzl's Vienna home is now a Palestinian-owned pizzeria - interview
Vienna's museums, Michelin heaven and the meaning of life
Austrian Nazi-era concentration camp site to become Lidl supermarket
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
Antisemitic attack in Vienna: Hasidic Jew assaulted, shtreimel stolen
The attack comes amid heightened concerns about antisemitism across Europe.
Sounds and tastes of Vienna: Austrian Culture Days return to Tel Aviv
The sense of the Viennese zeitgeist is enhanced by the traditional Viennese Café, with apple strudel and other delicacies served to the physically and emotionally hungry patrons.
Austria-Israel alliance and Sebastian Kurz: How he helped both nations find common ground
Eldad Beck explores Austria’s evolving history with Jewish state in this segment from latest book
Grapevine November 8, 2024: A dirty business
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
Vienna experiences 'depressing' increase in antisemitic incidents post Oct-7
A total of 808 antisemitic incidents were recorded between 1 January 2024 and 30 June 2024, whereas in the same time frame in 2023, 311 incidents were recorded.
