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Austria files charges against suspect over planned 2024 Taylor Swift terror attack

The suspect, who had planned to carry out an Islamic State-inspired attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna, faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.

FEBRUARY 17, 2026|ByREUTERS

Security information is displayed ahead of a Taylor Swift concert, following the cancellation of three Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna because of a planned attack, outside Wembley Stadium in London, Britain, August 15, 2024.

REFUGEES FROM Hungary gather in the HIAS Vienna office, some expressing a desire to immigrate to the United States, and others to Australia, where they have relatives.

Historic Vienna HIAS office shut down following Trump admin's halt to refugee program

HIAS said the move has left more than 14,000 Iranian religious minorities - including hundreds of Jews and thousands of Baha’i, Christians, Zoroastrians, and Sabean Mandaeans - stranded in Iran.

FEBRUARY 3, 2026|ByASAF ELIA-SHALEV/JTA

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

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."

JANUARY 4, 2026|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

This is what next summer will look like for Israelis: Two new destinations starting at $299

Sun d’Or launches its summer 2026 schedule with 19 destinations, including new routes to Naples from $299 and Salzburg from $349. Flights will operate starting at the end of March.

DECEMBER 24, 2025|ByMEITAL SHARABI/MAARIV

Police arrest German nationals performing Nazi salute at Hitler's home

The display of Nazi symbols is considered prohibited by law in Germany and Austria, two countries that have strict laws against the display of Nazi symbols.

APRIL 23, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Siegfried Borchardt attends an ultra-right wing activists and neo-Nazis meeting in the city centre of Dortmund, Germany, September 27, 2018.

Several countries urge citizens not to travel to the Middle East amid rising tensions

Global travel warnings arise as tensions escalate between Israel and Iran, prompting airspace closures and flight cancellations across the Middle East.

APRIL 14, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS

2023 Austrian antisemitism report reveals wave of post-October 7 Jew-hatred

The only other year that had such a high rate of antisemitic incidents was 2021, which was attributed to antisemitic conspiracies related to COVID-19.

MARCH 15, 2024ByYUVAL BARNEA

People take pictures of a light symbol, marking the place where Viennese synagogues once stood before they were destroyed, after a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht, also known as Night of Broken Glass, in front of a then destroyed Synagogue in Vienna, Austria November 8, 2018.

Holocaust memorial stones splattered with paint in Vienna

The Vienna Police said on social media to the Austrian Union of Jewish Students that the appropriate authorities had been notified of the incident.

FEBRUARY 20, 2024ByMICHAEL STARR

A Holocaust memorial commemorating the murder of some 900 Jews in Golovanevsk, Ukraine was vandalized on Tuesday.

Schubertiade festival brings Schubert's music back in 2024

The 2024 edition of the long-running Schubertiade takes a new vocal turn

JANUARY 28, 2024ByBARRY DAVIS

Father who raped, imprisoned daughter for 24 years may be released

Convicted rapist Josef Fritzl may soon be released from prison as his defense attorney argued Fritz’s deteriorating health means he no longer poses a public threat.

JANUARY 18, 2024ByMAARIV ONLINE