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Israel beats Albania in tense soccer friendly after booing of Hatikvah

“Throughout the three years of the war, I’ve become used to boos," said midfielder Eliel Peretz. "It’s unpleasant and disrespectful. But in the end, we’re professionals."

ISRAEL STRIKER Oscar Gloukh and Albania's Elseid Hysaj are shown a yellow card by referee Milija Savovic after an altercation stemming from the booing of Hatikvah before Israel's 1-0 friendly victory over host Albania in Tirana.
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The real threat behind Europe’s crackdown on brit milah - opinion

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators carry a banner during a protest against the arrival of an Israeli cruise ship in the port of Piraeus near Athens, Greece, June 12, 2025.

Europe’s Israel policy, the search for a unifying narrative - opinion

ARTIST GOTTFRIED HELNWEIN and the president of the Jewish Community of Vienna, Oskar Deutsch, present the painting ‘The Child Dreams’ in Vienna, Austria, on Tuesday.

For restoration of Vienna’s historic synagogue: Gottfried Helnwein to auction painting


Grapevine November 8, 2024: A dirty business

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG in Ma’alot-Tarshiha.

Vienna experiences 'depressing' increase in antisemitic incidents post Oct-7

A total of 808 antisemitic incidents were recorded between 1 January 2024 and 30 June 2024, whereas in the same time frame in 2023, 311 incidents were recorded.

 A PROTESTER holds a sign reading 'Let Gaza live, let Gaza be free,' during a demonstration in Vienna in October

Yad Vashem exhibit at Austrian parliament rolls out fate of Jews in post-Anschluss Vienna

The seed for the current project was sown last year when a similarly-themed exposition was given pride of place at the Bundestag, the German parliament building in Berlin.

 ICHARD FINALY (far left) with his family circa 1914-15.

Austria heading for stormy Kristallnacht ceremony with new parliament president - analysis

Some Jewish representatives have already announced that they will boycott the event due to the presence of far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) member Dr. Walter Rosenkranz's presence.

 The newly elected president of the National Council Walter Rosenkranz holds his first speech during the constitutional session of the Parliament in Vienna, Austria, October 24, 2024.

Austrian parliament elects first far-right speaker over left's objections

This comes after the Jewish community's leader said he was not suitable for the job.

 Member of Parliament of the Freedom Party Walter Rosenkranz and Head of Freedom Party (FPOe) Herbert Kickl gesture during the constitutional session of the Parliament in Vienna, Austria, October 24, 2024.

Will a new conservative-led government in Austria keep pro-Israel policy? - analysis

Austria's President, Alexander Van der Bellen, announced that he asked the ÖVP leader - out-going Chancellor Karl Nehammer -  to lead negotiations for the constitution of a new government.

Supporters of the Freedom Party (FPOe) wave Austrian flags, Vienna Austria. September 29, 2024.

EU won't pull back UN troops from south Lebanon, Austrian minister says

Sixteen EU countries, including Austria, contribute to UNIFIL

A UNIFIL peacekeeper preparing for a patrol along the Blue Line in Labounieh, south Lebanon, April 8 20

Holocaust exhibit opens in Austrian parliament, Yad Vashem's Dayan meets top officials

Dayan met with Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer, President Alexander Van der Bellen, and Wolfgang Sobotka, President of the Austrian Parliament, along with Jewish community leaders. 

Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan and Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer.

FBI returns Nazi-looted Monet to Jewish owners' heirs 84 years later

The FBI got involved in 2021, after the commission discovered that a New Orleans-based art dealer had acquired the painting in 2017 and sold it to private collectors in 2019.

 Claude Monet illustration which was stolen from the Parlagi family in 1940 by Nazi occupiers in France

The success of the Austrian far-right is a threat to the Jewish community

Austrian Jewish leader warns of far-right Freedom Party's election victory, citing Nazi sympathies and threats to Jewish life.

 Head of Freedom Party (FPOe) Herbert Kickl attends their final election rally in Vienna, Austria, September 27, 2024.