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Austria’s chancellor to make his first official visit to Israel next week
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Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker will be in Israel for a two-day trip next week, his first official visit to Israel.
He is slated to land on Sunday evening. He will meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, and is scheduled to meet with President Isaac Herzog as well.
Stocker will also make an extended visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial.
On Tuesday, the chancellor will head south to Nir Oz with a freed hostage.
Austria is one of Israel’s closest allies in Europe.
Stocker spoke by phone with Netanyahu for the first time in May 2025, two months after he assumed office.
Held my first phone call with Israeli Prime Minister @netanyahu. The Strategic Partnership between Austria and Israel has developed well in the last years. The Austrian government is fully committed to Israel's security and to the fight against all forms of antisemitism.
Hamas’… pic.twitter.com/PEjh9NOxtY— Christian Stocker (@_CStocker) May 20, 2025
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