Austria

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."

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
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14-year-old Bondi shooting survivor, Chaya Dadon, looks at a menorah in Sydney, Australia, December 19, 2025.

Australia honors Bondi Beach attack victims as PM Albanese orders safety review

Pro-Palestinian protestors hold a flag and a banner outside the RTE (Radio Telefis Eireann) Irish public service broadcaster television studios as demonstrators call for an Irish boycott of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest if there is Israeli participation, in Dublin, Ireland, November 1, 2025.

Eurovision host says it won't ban Palestinian flags, drown out boos during Israel's performance


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.

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.

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

 DANIEL JOHANNSEN

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.

Josef Fritzl

Austrian, German police on alert due to Christmas terror threat - report

Several suspects have reportedly been arrested in Vienna and western Germany.

 German police secures the cathedral in central Cologne, Germany, December 23, 2023.

Austrian authorities arrest 16-year-old for planning synagogue attack - report

Authorities found images and video instructions on making bombs, weapons and ammunition which could have been used in the planned attack.

Police officers surround activists of the "Letzte Generation" (Last Generation) during a protest for a speed limit on highways as well as for affordable public transport in Vienna, Austria May 16, 2023.

Fulfilling a century-old promise: A journey to San Vigilio in a soldier's memory

San Vigilio is as beautiful as my great-uncle described in his diary when he served as a doctor in the Austro-Hungarian army on the Italian front.

 A view of San Vigilio village that Dr. Isaac Barasch loved so much

Austrian Holocaust survivors to receive €5,000 in dramatic agreement

The National Fund of the Republic of Austria for Victims of National Socialism will administer these payments.

 People participate in a commemoration of the liberation of the former concentration camp KZ Mauthausen, at the memorial site in Mauthausen, Austria, May 7, 2023

Austrian military plane breaks down, complicating evacuation from Israel

The incident raised questions as to why a military evacuation was necessary when commercial flights were available, and illustrated the decrepit state of Austria's armed forces.

 Spanish military plane and military vehicles are seen departing on tarmac as Spanish diplomatic personnel and citizens are evacuated, in Khartoum, Sudan, April 23, 2023.

EU, Germany, and Austria seek to suspend funds to Palestinians

The European Union, Austria, and Germany look to suspend millions of euros in financial assistance to the Palestinians in the aftermath of the Hamas attack on Southern Israel in which over 800 people

 EU enlargement commissioner Oliver Varhelyi speaks during an interview with Reuters in Ankara, Turkey, September 6, 2023.