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Amid rising anti-Semitism in Europe, are Jews now safer in the East than the West?
Sean Savage07.12.2018
A comprehensive survey conducted by CNN found alarming levels of anti-Semitic attitudes among Europeans, with statistics on anti-Semitic acts across Europe “mind-boggling.”
An Orthodox Jewish man seen outside the synagogue in the Jewish Quarter in Antwerp, Belgium, on Dec. 9, 2014. Photo by Johanna Geron/Flash90.
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Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz stakes staunchly pro-Israel position at Vienna conference
Orit Arfa26.11.2018
“Anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism are getting blurred, but they are two sides of the same coin,” said the Austrian leader, noting his country’s laden past regarding European Jewry. “We can’t undo history, but we can do justice to our history.”
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz addressing the EJC executive dinner in Vienna on Nov. 20, 2018. Credit: EJC.
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Netanyahu to visit Austria for anti-Semitism conference
08.11.2018
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 premier to the country in more than 20 years.
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: Twitter.
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Relations between Israel, Austria are expected to thaw
Ariel KahanaIsrael Hayom05.10.2018
Israel is boycotting ministers from Austria’s far-right Freedom Party over its anti-Semitic past. Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz is taking steps to conciliate Israel; a presidential visit a few months from now could lead to normalized bilateral ties.
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: Twitter.
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Is Israel rejecting right-wing European support it can ill afford to lose?
David Isaac02.08.2018
Many in Israel are against dealing with Europe’s right-wing parties, arguing that they haven’t really abandoned their anti-Semitic past, and that Israel’s acceptance will only legitimize them.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a joint press conference with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on July 19, 2018. Photo by Marc Israel Sellem/POOL.
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Iran leader visits Austria, chancellor calls Tehran’s anti-Israel rhetoric ‘unacceptable’
05.07.2018
“In this memorial year in which we are particularly aware of our historic responsibility, I want to clearly emphasize that we condemn in the strongest possible terms any form of anti-Semitism and any downplaying or even denial of the Holocaust,” said Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz.
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Tehran in 2013. Source: Wikimedia Commons.
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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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