Former Austrian leader says far-right supported pro-Jewish policy During a visit to Israel, Sebastian Kurz insisted that the Freedom Party were "extremely supportive” of his stances on Jews and Israel. Canaan Lidor Jan. 13, 2025
Former Austrian chancellor joins Abraham Accords Peace Institute advisory council Sebastian Kurz joins other notables on the council including former White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, former U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman, Emirati Ambassador to the U.S. Yousef Al Otaiba and Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Herzog. Nov. 20, 2022
Israel honors health-care workers for battle against COVID-19 Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla note Israel’s sound management of innoculation at a ceremony in Jerusalem. June 7, 2021
Austrian and Danish leaders meet in Jerusalem to discuss joint vaccine development “We have to protect our people against the re-emergence of this pandemic or mutations, and we want to create two capacities,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. March 5, 2021
Vienna terror suspect was jailed in 2019 for trying to join ISIS Kujtim Fejzulai, 20, was released in December after serving only eight months of a 22-month sentence • ISIS claims responsibility for the attack. Nov. 4, 2020
Austrian leader: ‘We must fight not only terrorism but the ideology behind it’ The deadly Islamist terror attack in Vienna was not an isolated event but part of a wider assault on “our democracy, on our basic values, on the European lifestyle,” says Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz. Eldad Beck Nov. 4, 2020
Netanyahu, Rivlin express ‘total solidarity’ with Austria following Vienna terror attack “Civilized peoples everywhere must unite to defeat the savagery of resurgent Islamist terrorism,” says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Nov. 3, 2020
For descendants of Austrian Holocaust victims, becoming a citizen has never been easier The law is part of a larger effort under Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, one of the European Union’s most pro-Israel leaders, to remove any doubts about anti-Semitism and enrich the country’s Jewish life. Orit Arfa Oct. 7, 2020
Austrian authorities arrest Syrian suspect for assault on Jewish leader Elie Rosen was attacked with a piece of wood after approaching the suspect, who had been throwing stones into a synagogue courtyard. Aug. 24, 2020