Michael Spindelegger

July 22, 2013 | Benjamin Weinthal |

For a Total Ban on Hezbollah

On Monday, the European Union foreign ministers discussed in the context of their meeting in Brussels on an EU-wide ban on the military wing of Hezbollah. And for good reason: In the sum...

November 6, 2012 | Benjamin Weinthal The Jerusalem Post |

‘Austria Committed to Implementing Iran Sanctions’

Austria’s Foreign Ministry flatly rejected on Monday accusations by the Simon Wiesenthal Center, which asserted over the weekend that Vienna is a major hub for Iranian money-laundering, in...

October 18, 2012 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Swiss Cheese

The EU's "strong" sanctions on Iran are full of holes, but might they be enough to prevent the U.S. going to war?

June 5, 2012 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Consumed with Jew Hatred

Late last month, European officials accused the Israelis of...

March 19, 2012 | Benjamin Weinthal The Jerusalem Post |

Austria, Iran, and the Holocaust

The United Kingdom is widely considered to be the central hub of efforts to delegitimize Israel’s right to exist, largely because of anti-Israel trade unions, the loony extremist British...

November 28, 2011 | Benjamin Weinthal Der Tagesspiegel |

Deutschland Darf Sanktionen Gegen Iran Nicht Bremsen

Die Europäische Union stolpert durch eine neue Diskussion &uum...

November 28, 2011 | Benjamin Weinthal |

The EU’s Fragmented Iran Policy

The European Union is stumbling through a new Iran sanctions discussion, as member states wrestle with conflicting policies to thwart Iran's quest to obtain nuclear weapons....

November 21, 2011 | Benjamin Weinthal |

The Vienna-Tehran Connection

“In the first eight months of this year, Austrian firms supplied goods and services worth a total of 189 million euros to the Islamic Republic, more than, for example, to Israel, Thailand o...

August 19, 2010 | Jerusalem Post

US: Swiss-Iran Gas Deal Sends ‘Wrong Message’

BERLIN – Swiss energy giant EGL's €18 billion gas contract with Iran prompted criticism on Tuesday from the US Embassy. "As we noted in the past when this deal was first announced, oil a...

April 27, 2010 | Wall Street Journal Europe

The Austrian-Iranian Axis

While the Western world is trying to rally international support for tougher sanctions against Tehran to stop its nuclear-weapons program, Austria seems to seek even closer ties with the mullahs. I...

October 13, 2009 |

Dr. Walid Phares to Speak at the EPP Conference in Vienna On “Transatlantic Strategies to Counter Te

Press Release October 13, 2009 CONTACT: Judy Mayka 202-621-3948 [email protected]   Dr. Walid Phares to Speak at the...