Austria–Palestine Relations
Austria–Palestine relations are the bilateral relations between Austria and the State of Palestine Palestine, officially the State of Palestine, is a country in West Asia. Recognized by International recognition of Palestine, 147 of the UN's 193 member states, it encompasses the Israeli-occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and th .... Austria does not fully recognize the Palestinian state declared in 1988. Yet, around the same time, Austria raised the position of the head of the Palestinian mission to the level of ambassador. 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. The PLO opened an office in Vienna in 1978, and Austria officially established relations with the organization in 1980. Chancellor Kreisky, who was a Jew himself, questioned Zionism as a solution to the problems faced by the Jewish people, claiming tha ...
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