Austria's far Right FPÖ failed to form a government after coalition talks with the ÖVP collapsed, raising the likelihood of a snap election.
Some of the parties within this political group fully support Israel - such as Hungary's Fidesz, Italy's Lega, the Dutch Party for Freedom, and Spain's VOX.
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
Austrian president invited far-right Austrian Freedom Party leader Herbert Kickl to try to form a coalition.
Karl Nehammer's attempts to assemble a three- and then two-party coalition with other centrist parties fell apart this weekend, prompting him to announce his resignation.
If Kickl succeeds in forming a government and becoming chancellor, he will be the first Austrian prime minister coming from a far-right party with Nazi historical roots.
Austria's government has said it will focus on voluntary deportations. It has also stopped processing Syrians' asylum applications, as have more than a dozen European countries.
Syrians are the biggest group of asylum applicants in Austria and Germany, with with 72,420 asylum applications this year in Germany, and 12,871 in Austria.
The attack comes amid heightened concerns about antisemitism across Europe.
The sense of the Viennese zeitgeist is enhanced by the traditional Viennese Café, with apple strudel and other delicacies served to the physically and emotionally hungry patrons.