Tag: Sebastian Kurz
Israel honors health-care workers for battle against COVID-19
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Health Minister Yuli Edelstein attended a ceremony in Jerusalem on Sunday honoring the country’s health-system personnel and partner agencies for their contribution to the fight against the...
Austrian and Danish leaders meet in Jerusalem to discuss joint vaccine development
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a summit meeting in Jerusalem on Thursday with Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen to discuss establishing a joint fund for the research, development...
Vienna terror suspect was jailed in 2019 for trying to join ISIS
The main suspect in Monday’s deadly terror attack in Vienna had been convicted on terror-related charges in April 2019 but secured an early release in December.
The suspect, identified as Kujtim Fejzulai, 20, was sentenced...
Austrian leader: ‘We must fight not only terrorism but the ideology behind it’
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has seen long and difficult days since forming his second government at the beginning of January this year.
Shortly after forming a coalition that set a precedent in Europe—between his own...
Netanyahu, Rivlin express ‘total solidarity’ with Austria following Vienna terror attack
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Reuven Rivlin on Tuesday expressed the Jewish state’s strong support for Austria in the wake of the terrorist attack in Vienna on Monday.
“Israel condemns the brutal attack...
For descendants of Austrian Holocaust victims, becoming a citizen has never been easier
At some point during the video conference call, Scott Morse of Ashburn, Va., whipped out a faux Austrian-European Union license plate that read: DUAL CTZN. He bought the novelty item off eBay, proud that...
Netanyahu meets with former Austrian Chancellor Kurz
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz on Wednesday ahead of running again for his previous role, from which he was ousted in May.
During his tenure, Kurz was known...
Netanyahu praises Viktor Orban and Sebastian Kurz for their contribution to the fight against...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has praised Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz for their contribution to the fight against anti-Semitism.
He was reacting to the results of a CNN poll...
Netanyahu to visit Austria for anti-Semitism conference
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced on Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will travel to Vienna for meetings and to attend a conference on anti-Semitism, the first visit by an Israeli prime minister...
Iran leader visits Austria, chancellor calls Tehran’s anti-Israel rhetoric ‘unacceptable’
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said at a joint press conference with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Vienna on Wednesday that “in this memorial year in which we are particularly aware of our historic responsibility,...