The Austrian capital's choice to replant a monument honoring antisemitic mayor Karl Lueger shows that it still hasn't fully grappled with a dark chapter in its historyLiam Hoare 11:45 AM • July 18 2026 IDT"Vienna is taking a strong stand against antisemitism." This was the message of a municipal press release published last month, shortly after the city had resurrected a monument honoring one of Austria's most prominent antisemites, former mayor Karl Lueger.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:AntisemitismEurope JewsHolocaustCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesStrait of HormuzU.S.-IranIsraeli SurveillanceNetanyahuMaine DemocratsIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastA Lesson From Vienna: Antisemitism Must Be Fought, Not "Contextualized"Tax Authority Suspends Bnei Brak Missile Damage Claims After Employees AttackedThe Mysterious, Ancient Israeli Site Attracting Modern Pilgrims'Before 1948, Hummus Was an Arab Food. Most European Jews Never Ate It'U.S. Urges Americans to Reconsider Middle East Travel Amid Regional EscalationRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIInside the Mossad Plot to Install Ahmadinejad as Iran's LeaderNetanyahu's Biggest Challenger: Who Is Gadi Eisenkot and What Does He Stand For?103 House Democrats Vote to Cut U.S. Aid to Israel in Landmark Symbolic VoteRo Khanna, U.S. Lawmaker & Israel Critic, Says West Bank Settlers 'Detained' HimI Joined Rep. Ro Khanna on His West Bank Visit. Here's What I SawThe Week the Democrats Defined the Israel-Palestine Debate for 2028