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In Jerusalem, Austria’s Kurz says it took his country too long to own up to Holocaust
11.06.2018
“We’ve realized that Austria was not only a victim, but a perpetrator,” said Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz in Israel. • “To remember means also to admit the truth.”
Chancellor of Austria, Sebastian Kurz, speaks at the American Jewish Committee Global Forum at the Jerusalem Convention Center on June 11, 2018. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
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Austria boots out dozens of Islamic imams, mosques to stem radicalization
10.06.2018
The decision was made after children were photographed at a Turkish-funded mosque playing dead, saluting Turkish flags and re-enacting the Battle of Gallipoli, the only major battle won by the Ottoman Empire in World War I.
Current Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz , who was then Foreign Minister at the time, meets the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Muhammad Ahmad Hussein, in April 2014. Photo by Dragan Tatic/Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and External Affairs/Wikimedia Commons.
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Middle East Forum
Daniel PipesMiddle East Forum12.04.2018
A historic step in Austria?
For all their shortcomings, parties focused on immigration and Islamization are key to Europe remaining part of Western civilization.
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