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Israel asks Austrian chancellor to postpone trip as Netanyahu will be at Lindsey Graham’s funeral
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Austria's Chancellor Christian Stocker arrives for a European Council meeting in Brussels on October 23, 2025. (NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office asked Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker to postpone his scheduled visit next week, informing Vienna that Netanyahu will be at the funeral service of South Carolina senator Lindsey Graham, The Times of Israel has learned.
Stocker was slated to visit on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Netanyahu’s office is expected to release details of his US trip today.
There has been no formal announcement of the date for Graham’s funeral.
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