Sebatisan Kurz

‘Israel stands with Austria,’ Netanyahu tells Kurz after Vienna attack

The prime minister made the remarks ahead of his meeting with Romanian Prime Minister Ludovic Orban, who is visiting Jerusalem for the first time.

|ByLAHAV HARKOV
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Romanian Prime Minister Ludovic Orban at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, 03.11.2020.
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, left, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a joint news conference in Jerusalem, June 11, 2018

Did Kurz and Netanyahu's bromance change the Austria-Israel relationship?

Austria is the only Western European nation whose government is actively shielding the Jewish state from sanctions by the European Union over Netanyahu’s plan to annex parts of the West Bank.

|ByCNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA
Sebastian Kurz visits the Western Wall, June 10, 2018

With Kurz victory, Israel keeps good friend in Europe - analysis

Kurz emerged over the last few years as one of Israel’s best friends in Europe, giving pro-Israel speeches, tweeting his support, visiting the Western Wall during a visit.

|ByHERB KEINON