Germany
AfD struggles to form government in Germany despite landmark election victory
Founded in 2013 as a eurosceptic movement, the AfD won over voters with an increasingly hardline opposition to immigration after around a million people fled to Germany in 2015.
Former German spy chief detained on suspicion of espionage and treason, Bild reports
Israel warned Germany of increased risk to US military bases, senior US official says - report
New Tel Aviv exhibition shows never-before-seen private work from six Israeli artists
Getting the word out: The Israeli Institute for Hebrew Literature flies the flag in Frankfurt
Sigalit Gelfand, and the Israeli Institute for Hebrew Literature, which she serves as CEO, will be well and truly in the thick of things.
In a time of uncertainty, European Jews renovate synagogues, dedicate Torah scrolls
Facing rising antisemitism, European Jewish communities are choosing action over despair, rededicating historic synagogues and Torah scrolls from Vienna to Leipzig in a powerful push for renewal.
The absent paradox: Jew-hatred persists where Jews are absent - opinion
Every generation imagines that it has finally outgrown antisemitism, only to rediscover that the impulse and the hate remain, even when hibernating beneath the surface.
Hapag-Lloyd urges Israel to review improved offer for shipping services company ZIM
The Finance Ministry raised concerns about Hapag-Lloyd's shareholder structure, noting that Qatar held a 12.3% stake and Saudi Arabia a 10.2% stake in the German company.
Netanyahu shows no sign of legally contesting Case 3000 'Submarine Affair' state inquiry findings
Netanyahu has publicly and generically rejected allegations that he endangered national security, but has not responded to specific charges in this case.
Cantor brings Jewish music lost in Kristallnacht back to Germany - interview
Assaf Levitin told The Jerusalem Post that his work is intended to be comprehensive. "I do not want to only bring one or two pieces back in the repertoire and say 'never again.'"
German security agencies face dilemma after victories for far-right, far-left
The idea of systematic exclusion from information sharing underlines the gravity of the tensions between political parties and the security services.
Ismail Haniyeh's ex-bodyguard arrested for planning terror attack against European Jews - report
In 2015, he applied for asylum, and the British Home Office granted him permanent residency while Theresa May served as UK Home Secretary. He was later granted British citizenship.
Russia, Germany's top diplomats hold first talks since 2022 at UN
Russia's Sergei Lavrov and Germany's Johann Wadephul discussed bilateral relations and the war in Ukraine, the Russian foreign ministry said.
New records put Hitler at center of renewed questions over his niece’s 1931 death
Newly uncovered archival documents appeared to challenge the established timeline of Geli Raubal’s 1931 death, placing Hitler in Munich when her body was reportedly discovered.
