https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A convicted Austrian far-right extremist will stand as a candidate in Vienna for the city's local elections later this month, after his conviction went unnoticed. https://www.thelocal.at/20250415/convicted-austrian-far-right-extremist-to-appear-on-ballot-in-vienna-elections Tue, 15 Apr 2025 13:57:39 +0200 convicted-austrian-far-right-extremist-to-appear-on-ballot-in-vienna-elections A report that a Nazi song was sung at the funeral of a far-right ex-official in Austria caused outrage on Saturday, on the eve of national elections, for which the far right leads opinion polls. https://www.thelocal.at/20240929/nazi-song-at-far-right-funeral-causes-outrage-in-austria-on-eve-of-vote Sun, 29 Sep 2024 11:17:37 +0200 nazi-song-at-far-right-funeral-causes-outrage-in-austria-on-eve-of-vote More than 150 students crowded into a room at an Austrian high school to hear an unlikely duo speak -- imam Ramazan Demir and rabbi Schlomo Hofmeister. https://www.thelocal.at/20240229/the-imam-and-rabbi-confounding-stereotypes-in-austria Thu, 29 Feb 2024 10:52:22 +0100 the-imam-and-rabbi-confounding-stereotypes-in-austria Austrian police are investigating possible arson after a hall in the Jewish part of the Vienna cemetery was damaged by fire. Politicians including the Chancellor and President have denounced rising anti-Semitism. https://www.thelocal.at/20231101/austrian-president-denounces-arson-attack-in-jewish-section-of-cemetery Wed, 01 Nov 2023 15:15:18 +0100 austrian-president-denounces-arson-attack-in-jewish-section-of-cemetery The aftereffects of the Hamas’ October 7th attacks on Israel and the Israeli counterattack on Gaza have been felt around the world, including on the streets of Austria, where there has been a significant rise in cases of antisemitism. https://www.thelocal.at/20231023/concern-grows-in-austria-over-rise-in-anti-semitic-acts Mon, 23 Oct 2023 12:28:26 +0200 concern-grows-in-austria-over-rise-in-anti-semitic-acts Rather than tear it down, or leave it untouched, an expert panel in Vienna has recommended tilting the statue of a controversial former mayor 3.5 degrees to the right. https://www.thelocal.at/20230602/why-the-statue-of-a-controversial-former-vienna-mayor-will-be-tilted Fri, 02 Jun 2023 13:53:53 +0200 why-the-statue-of-a-controversial-former-vienna-mayor-will-be-tilted One-third of Austrians believe Jews tried to 'take advantage' of the Nazi era, with anti-semitism coming "from the centre of Austrian society", a new report revealed on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.at/20230418/revealed-just-how-widespread-is-anti-semitism-in-austria Tue, 18 Apr 2023 14:37:36 +0200 revealed-just-how-widespread-is-anti-semitism-in-austria Jewish associations have called for a criminal investigation into Austrian far-right leader Herbert Kickl for comments they say grossly trivialise the Holocaust, which is illegal in Austria. https://www.thelocal.at/20220104/austrian-jews-call-for-investigation-into-far-right-leader-for-comparing-covid-measures-to-the-holocaust Tue, 04 Jan 2022 10:43:19 +0100 austrian-jews-call-for-investigation-into-far-right-leader-for-comparing-covid-measures-to-the-holocaust Vandals have desecrated portraits of Holocaust victims placed throughout the streets of central Vienna. President Alexander Van der Bellen said he was "deeply worried" over the assaults. https://www.thelocal.at/20190527/shocking-vandalizations-of-holocaust-art-installation-austrian-president Mon, 27 May 2019 18:29:39 +0200 shocking-vandalizations-of-holocaust-art-installation-austrian-president David Lasar's family is sadly not unusual among Austria's Jewish community in having lost several members in the Holocaust. But in one respect Lasar stands out -- his membership of the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ). https://www.thelocal.at/20190303/austrias-jews-wary-of-far-right-charm-offensive Sun, 03 Mar 2019 11:21:14 +0100 austrias-jews-wary-of-far-right-charm-offensive Austria's foreign ministry has summoned an attaché from its embassy in Israel after he posted a picture of himself on social media wearing a T-shirt bearing the name of a Nazi tank division. https://www.thelocal.at/20180321/austria-orders-diplomat-home-from-israel-after-posing-in-nazi-t-shirt Wed, 21 Mar 2018 13:40:58 +0100 austria-orders-diplomat-home-from-israel-after-posing-in-nazi-t-shirt Austria's far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) was hit by fresh allegations of anti-Semitism on Tuesday, just weeks after a similar scandal forced the resignation of a high-ranking party candidate. https://www.thelocal.at/20180220/new-nazi-songbook-allegations-hit-austria-far-right Tue, 20 Feb 2018 17:39:08 +0100 new-nazi-songbook-allegations-hit-austria-far-right A scandal in Austria over a student fraternity songbook with lyrics glorifying Nazis has put the new government under pressure and prompted soul-searching about the country's relationship with its past. https://www.thelocal.at/20180202/austria-shaken-by-nazi-songbook-scandal Fri, 02 Feb 2018 15:19:41 +0100 austria-shaken-by-nazi-songbook-scandal An Austrian far-right figure at the centre of a scandal over a songbook praising the Holocaust has stepped down, blaming a "media witch-hunt". https://www.thelocal.at/20180201/austrian-far-right-figure-resigns-over-nazi-song-book-scandal Thu, 01 Feb 2018 17:21:24 +0100 austrian-far-right-figure-resigns-over-nazi-song-book-scandal Austria's chancellor said Wednesday that one of the country's controversial nationalist fraternities would be disbanded after it emerged that it had printed song texts celebrating the Holocaust and other Nazi atrocities. https://www.thelocal.at/20180131/austria-to-dissolve-nazi-songbook-fraternity Wed, 31 Jan 2018 12:02:49 +0100 austria-to-dissolve-nazi-songbook-fraternity A man has been arrested for shouting Nazi slogans at a rabbi visiting a former concentration camp in Austria, police said on Friday, amid concerns over rising anti-Semitism in the country. https://www.thelocal.at/20180127/austrian-arrested-after-shouting-nazi-slogans-at-rabbi Sat, 27 Jan 2018 08:43:17 +0100 austrian-arrested-after-shouting-nazi-slogans-at-rabbi A group of Bosnian football fans visiting Vienna joined a Palestinian protest, which degenerated into anti-Semitic slogans on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.at/20150405/bosnian-fans-chant-anti-semitic-slogans Sun, 05 Apr 2015 15:48:00 +0200 bosnian-fans-chant-anti-semitic-slogans Yuli Edelstein, Israel’s Knesset speaker, has said that Austria must help pressure Iran to give up its nuclear ambitions, as well as fight local neo-Nazi activity. https://www.thelocal.at/20140930/knesset-speaker-austria-must-back-iran-sanctions Tue, 30 Sep 2014 14:03:00 +0200 knesset-speaker-austria-must-back-iran-sanctions Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann called for peace and tolerance after meeting religious leaders on Monday amid mounting tensions highlighted by an attack against an Israeli football team last month. https://www.thelocal.at/20140826/austrian-chancellor-calls-for-end-to-religious-tensions Tue, 26 Aug 2014 11:31:00 +0200 austrian-chancellor-calls-for-end-to-religious-tensions Young Muslims and Jews from around the world are meeting in Vienna for the fifth Muslim Jewish Conference (MJC). https://www.thelocal.at/20140807/100-jews-and-muslims-meet-in-vienna Thu, 07 Aug 2014 11:32:00 +0200 100-jews-and-muslims-meet-in-vienna