Vienna

Sweden expels Iranian embassy official over activity incompatible with Vienna Convention

The official's expulsion follows a CNN report in April that Iran allegedly used criminal gangs in Sweden to target Israeli and Jewish interests.

A general view of the Stockholm sky line seen from Sodermalmon December 2, 2025 in Stockholm, Sweden.
Israel and the Shalva organization, Vienna.

Shalva’s Vienna event marked its band’s return, unveiling a rehab center honoring Sharabi family

A general view of the cityscape of Vienna with the Maria vom Siege church in front, Austria, April 16, 2025.

The right to disappear: What Israel can learn from Europe about privacy - opinion

Israeli Embassy in Vienna published an infographic asking for assistance in locating two Israelis last seen in Austria, August 2026.

Israeli mother, daughter's AI search history helped authorities track them down in Argentina


European right-wing leaders in Vienna back Israel, accuse Macron of going soft on Iran

Austria hosts a gathering of Europe’s nationalist right as speakers accuse France’s president of appeasing Tehran while pledging full backing for Israel.

 ISRAEL MUST not be allowed to win so much, Western diplomatic discourse says, according to the writer, because this would be bad for American and Western interests. President Macron of France said  that Israel ‘has the right to defend itself, but within proportion.’

X-Ray bombshell: Vienna’s ‘Spear of Longinus’ secrets revealed

Non-destructive scans released in late June show the Imperial‐Treasury spearhead is a Carolingian weapon later re-branded as the biblical Spear of Destiny.

 X-Ray bombshell: Vienna’s ‘Spear of Longinus’ secrets revealed.

Former Austrian president’s UN envoy nomination sparks controversy over Israel remarks - analysis

Fischer’s nomination as special envoy was announced amid controversy over his accusations that Israel’s Gaza campaign fuels antisemitism and exploits the Holocaust.

 Heinz Fischer, former president of Austria, speaks during the state commemoration ceremony in memory of former German President Horst Koehler, who died on February 1, 2025, at Berlin Cathedral in Berlin, Germany February 18, 2025.

Jewish war photographer Robert Capa's life and work honored in Budapest

Capa's tumultuous and all-too-brief life symbolizes the cosmopolitan and tragic Central European milieu of Budapest Jewry in the 20th century.

Robert Capa

Vienna votes on Sunday for new administration amid worrying rise of antisemitism

Since the end of World War II, Vienna has held the status of a “Land,” one of nine Austrian federal states.

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Roman mass grave discovered on Vienna outskirts reveals 150 soldiers from first-century battle

"The mass grave in Simmering is the first physical evidence of combat actions from this time and points to the localization of a battle in the area of present-day Vienna.'

 Roman mass grave discovered on Vienna outskirts reveals 150 soldiers from first-century battle.

Author John Irving’s new novel, ‘Queen Esther,’ deals with Israel and antisemitism

'Queen Esther' follows a Jewish orphan's journey from Vienna to Maine to Jerusalem, marking his first work to directly engage with Israeli history through the story of a Holocaust refugee.

 The novelist John Irving is pictured in 2016; his new book "Queen Esther" will feature a Jewish character and be set in part in Israel.

CAM, ELNET rally hundreds of local leaders against 'all-time high' antisemitism

"Jews around the world feeling unsafe in their communities, we felt that those who are most likely to effect change for the better are local leaders,” said the CEO of CAM.

 CAM Mayors Summit Against Antisemitism.

Antisemitic attack in Vienna: Hasidic Jew assaulted, shtreimel stolen

The attack comes amid heightened concerns about antisemitism across Europe.

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66-year-old Austrian plumber strikes gold in renovation gig

Beneath a concrete floor the plumber found a rusty box with 30 kilograms of gold, apparently hidden during World War II.

 Vienna’s Penzing district.