This is a dark day for Austria, a dark day for Europe and a dark day for humankind.

We have a leader - Benjamin Netanyahu.

There was an additional opportunity here, which was missed, in which the pope could have dealt with and even expressed regret over the behavior of the church in those days.

These decisions on Jerusalem and their timing have nothing to do with the political process.

Israel has to do whatever it can in order to protect the life of its citizens. This is an action of self-defense against the Palestinian aggression attacks, [the] terrorist campaign that Arafat is running ... Arafat is not interested in peace. He is not interested in negotiations. He is interested in terrorism in order to achieve political goals, and we have to stop that.

There were closer ties between Austria and Eastern Europe even when the borders were closed. After the borders reopened, the ties became even closer.