Germany israel relations

Rafael, Aurelius to build Iron Dome components at former Volkswagen plant in Germany's Lower Saxony

While the Iron Dome’s Tamir interceptor itself will not be manufactured there, military vehicles, launchers, generators, and other equipment will be

An Iron Dome anti-missile battery is stationed near the Israeli-Syrian border,, in the Golan Heights, northern Israel, on January 3, 2020.
An Iron Dome anti-missile battery is stationed near the Israeli-Syrian border,, in the Golan Heights, northern Israel, on January 3, 2020.

Volkswagen may turn German factory into Iron Dome production site - report

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul speaks during a press conference on the day he meets with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar, at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem, July 7, 2026.

German FM warns weakening PA could create power vacuum, would compromise Israel's security

Flags flutter in front of a radom of the "Arrow Weapon System for Germany" pictured in Annaburg, Germany, December 3, 2025.

Mysterious drone over Germany’s Arrow 3 battery may open door for Rafael, Elbit laser deal


Police to keep main suspects of Israeli submarine scandal in lockup

Judge hints at new developments in investigation that have not yet been made public.

Israeli Navy Dolphin-class submarine 390 (R)

Netanyahu praises former German leader Helmut Kohl following news of death

In a statement, Netanyahu praised Kohl's "commitment to Israel's security" during his tenure as chancellor, and expressed appreciation for his "empathy" towards the Jewish state.

Former German chancellor Helmut Kohl

German FM hosts Iranian official calling for Israel's destruction

New anti-Israel scandal triggers outrage among human rights NGOs.

German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel attends a conference in Tehran, Iran October 3, 2016.

Berlin social democratic party declares BDS antisemitic

Politicians engulfed in anti-Israel hatred.

BDS activists in Berlin.

May 10, 2017: Two truisms

With regard to “German president: Critics are not traitors’” (May 8), this is certainly true.

Letters

Breaking the (German) Silence

The Jerusalem Post

German president stresses special relationship with Israel, despite differences

Having come from Yad Vashem and its grim reminders, Steinmeier termed the current relationship of mutual trust between Israel and Germany as “miraculous.”

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier meeting with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin

German president visits Holocaust Memorial

Frank-Walter Steinmeier lays a wreath to honor Shoah victims while on official state visit to Israel.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier touches a wreath during a ceremony commemorating the six million Jews killed by the Nazis in the Holocaust, in the Hall of Remembrance at Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem

German president won’t meet with Breaking the Silence during Israel visit

The German president arrived to Israel Saturday night.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (left) is greated by minister-without-portfolio Ayoub Kara upon his arrival to Israel

Will Germany's president also choose Breaking the Silence over Netanyahu?

Outrage continues over foreign minister’s characterization of Holocaust.

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier attends the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's annual Convocation ceremony