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Danish Eurovision contestant addresses pro-Israel Instagram story backlash

Some countries participating in Eurovision have called for Israel's exclusion from the competition due to the war against Hamas in Gaza, but the EBU declined to put the matter to a vote.

Moderator Austrian singer Cesar Sampson holds a draw for Denmark during the draw session for the two semi-final events of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 on stage at the Vienna's city hall in Vienna, Austria, on January 12, 2026.
People cheer as they watch the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest finals being screened at a community center in Tel Aviv, Israel, on May 17, 2025.

Eurovision Song Contest oddsmakers predict Israel will win televoting again this year

Original photograph of the artifact published in 1927 (L) and the actual artifact, February 20, 2026.

Newly identified ancient Egyptian copper drill rewrites history of region’s craftsmanship

Security information is displayed ahead of a Taylor Swift concert, following the cancellation of three Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna because of a planned attack, outside Wembley Stadium in London, Britain, August 15, 2024.

Austria files charges against suspect over planned 2024 Taylor Swift terror attack


Jewish family kicked out of Vienna Uber, driver calls them 'child murderers'

A Jewish family was verbally harassed by an Uber driver in Vienna earlier this week, further marking the rising wave of antisemitism in Europe.

People attend a memorial event to commemorate the November pogroms 1938, in Vienna, Austria, November 7, 2024.

A Jewish heart in Europe: How Chabad in Vienna became a fortress of hope, education, and continuity

Where once stood a Nazi institution, now stands one of the largest Jewish campuses in Europe.

Where once stood a Nazi institution, now stands one of the largest Jewish campuses in Europe.

European right-wing leaders in Vienna back Israel, accuse Macron of going soft on Iran

Austria hosts a gathering of Europe’s nationalist right as speakers accuse France’s president of appeasing Tehran while pledging full backing for Israel.

 ISRAEL MUST not be allowed to win so much, Western diplomatic discourse says, according to the writer, because this would be bad for American and Western interests. President Macron of France said  that Israel ‘has the right to defend itself, but within proportion.’

X-Ray bombshell: Vienna’s ‘Spear of Longinus’ secrets revealed

Non-destructive scans released in late June show the Imperial‐Treasury spearhead is a Carolingian weapon later re-branded as the biblical Spear of Destiny.

 X-Ray bombshell: Vienna’s ‘Spear of Longinus’ secrets revealed.

Former Austrian president’s UN envoy nomination sparks controversy over Israel remarks - analysis

Fischer’s nomination as special envoy was announced amid controversy over his accusations that Israel’s Gaza campaign fuels antisemitism and exploits the Holocaust.

 Heinz Fischer, former president of Austria, speaks during the state commemoration ceremony in memory of former German President Horst Koehler, who died on February 1, 2025, at Berlin Cathedral in Berlin, Germany February 18, 2025.

Jewish war photographer Robert Capa's life and work honored in Budapest

Capa's tumultuous and all-too-brief life symbolizes the cosmopolitan and tragic Central European milieu of Budapest Jewry in the 20th century.

Robert Capa

Vienna votes on Sunday for new administration amid worrying rise of antisemitism

Since the end of World War II, Vienna has held the status of a “Land,” one of nine Austrian federal states.

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Roman mass grave discovered on Vienna outskirts reveals 150 soldiers from first-century battle

"The mass grave in Simmering is the first physical evidence of combat actions from this time and points to the localization of a battle in the area of present-day Vienna.'

 Roman mass grave discovered on Vienna outskirts reveals 150 soldiers from first-century battle.

Author John Irving’s new novel, ‘Queen Esther,’ deals with Israel and antisemitism

'Queen Esther' follows a Jewish orphan's journey from Vienna to Maine to Jerusalem, marking his first work to directly engage with Israeli history through the story of a Holocaust refugee.

 The novelist John Irving is pictured in 2016; his new book "Queen Esther" will feature a Jewish character and be set in part in Israel.

CAM, ELNET rally hundreds of local leaders against 'all-time high' antisemitism

"Jews around the world feeling unsafe in their communities, we felt that those who are most likely to effect change for the better are local leaders,” said the CEO of CAM.

 CAM Mayors Summit Against Antisemitism.