Austria–Palestine relations are the bilateral relations between Austria and the State of Palestine. Austria does not fully recognize the Palestinian state declared in 1988.[1] Yet, around the same time, Austria raised the position of the head of the Palestinian mission to the level of ambassador.
 | |
 Austria |
 Palestine |
|---|---|
In 1973, during a conference in London, Chancellor Bruno Kreisky called for Europe to play a role in the Middle East and declared his support for the creation of a state for the Palestinians. In 1980, Austria established relations with the Palestine Liberation Organisation.
Chancellor Kreisky, who was a Jew himself, questioned Zionism as a solution to the problems faced by the Jewish people,[2] claiming that Jews were not an ethnic group or race, but rather a religious group.
Austria supported Palestine's application to join UNESCO in 2011.[3] It also supported Palestine's bid to obtain non-member observer status at the United Nations.[4] In April 2013, President Mahmoud Abbas visited Austria and was welcomed with military honors. Afterward, he met with the Federal President Heinz Fischer and the National Council President Barbara Prammer.[5][6]
References edit
- ^ "Austria legitimizes a PLO presence". Christian Science Monitor. 14 March 1980.
- ^ Tucker, Spencer C.; Roberts, Priscilla (12 May 2008). The Encyclopedia of the Arab-Israeli Conflict: A Political, Social, and Military History [4 volumes]: A Political, Social, and Military History. ISBN 9781851098422.
- ^ Österreich, Außenministerium der Republik. "The Austrian Foreign Ministry on the UNESCO vote on membership of Palestine". xn--auslandssterreicherinnen-soc.at.
- ^ "General Assembly Votes Overwhelmingly to Accord Palestine 'Non-Member Observer State' Status in United Nations | UN Press".
- ^ "Austrian President Heinz Fischer (L) and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas review the honour guard in Vienna April 30, 2013. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader (AUSTRIA - Tags: POLITICS Stock Photo - Alamy". Archived from the original on August 16, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
- ^ "Besuch des Präsidenten der Palästinensischen Autonomiebehörde Mahmoud Abbas | Parlament Österreich".
 | This article about bilateral relations is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article related to the State of Palestine is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |