Heinz Fischer (born 9 October 1938) is the 11th President of Austria. He took office on 8 July 2004.
To Israel, come to Austria!Sir, – Youreditorial “From Hungary and Austria, come to Israel!” (April 28) hasun-made my day. That’s not because of…
On Sunday, Hungarian voters transformed the anti-Semitic Jobbik Party into a political power to be reckoned with. Jobbik, or the Movement for a…
VIENNA (AP) — Austria's president has easily secured a second term, deflecting a challenge by a far-right politician who had criticized the country's…
Barbara Rosenkranz, 51, running for the Austrian presidency, has been endorsed by the owner of Austria's most widely read newspaper, the Kronen…
THERE'S SOCIETY and there's high society. Some 100 Israelis who are friends and supporters of IDC Herzliya rubbed shoulders with Queen Beatrix of the…
Defense Minister Ehud Barak will leave for a one-day trip to Vienna on Monday for talks with the Austrian leadership about the Iranian nuclear…
WHILE PRESIDENT Shimon Peres was meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and discussing the evils of terrorism and the casualties of war on…
LAST WEEK, colleague Shelly Paz published a story about Israeli journalists who, in line with what appears to be a new trend, had ventured into…
Idan Ofer was showing off his Better Place company's electric car to the visiting Austrian president, Heinz Fischer, outside the Dan Panorama hotel…
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's visit to Britain this week, his third trip abroad since becoming a lame duck in September with the election of Foreign…
HANUKKA IS almost upon us, and for just over a week, those of us who light candles each night recall the miracles that saved the Jewish people from…
A new olive tree sapling has recently been added to the "Grove of Nations" near Mount Herzl in Jerusalem. It was planted by Dr. Heinz Fischer, the…
Jewish construction in the West Bank must stop, Austrian President Heinz Fischer said on Wednesday. Fischer made his comments during a press…
AUSTRIAN PRESIDENT Heinz Fischer will attend an economic forum at the Dan Panorama Hotel in Tel Aviv today. Fischer, who is on a four-day visit to…
Iran's influence over Hamas has increased in recent months and Teheran is playing a key role in the terror group's decision-making process regarding…
Austrian President Heinz Fischer was received by President Shimon Peres in Jerusalem on Monday, where the two discussed issues ranging from peace…
Austria's sharp shift to far-right politics in recent years does not mean the country is becoming anti-Semitic, the country's president Heinz Fischer…
Benjamin Weinthal's article of 12 November entitled "Is Austria largely Haider" touched upon many sensitive issues between Austria and Israel. While…
Benjamin Weinthal´s article on November 12 entitled, "Is Austria largely Haider" touched on many sensitive issues between Austria and Israel. While…
EVERY POLITICAL leader knows that every vote counts, which makes it all the more surprising that Binyamin Netanyahu risked losing votes for Likud…