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


As Merkel comes to Israel, Netanyahu seeks tougher Iran policy

While Netanyahu has been the most vocal proponent of Trump's decision in May to withdraw from the Iran deal, Merkel has applied equal but opposite force in order to keep the deal alive.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland January 24, 2018.

Merkel stays silent on pro-Iran policy ahead of Israel visit

Merkel was silent on her government’s advocacy for the controversial 2015 Iran atomic deal.

Angela Merkel gestures during a cabinet meeting in Berlin

'No Jew in Germany': German police assault Israeli professor

It is unclear why the police confused the victim with the suspect.

People wear kippas as they attend a demonstration in front of a Jewish synagogue, to denounce an anti-Semitic attack on a young man wearing a kippa in the capital earlier this month, in Berlin, Germany, April 25, 2018.

Mixed brew – Germany and Israel to create ‘70’ beer

A new brew that will be known as ‘70’ to toast Israel on its 70th year of statehood.

A worker prepares bottles of beer [File photo]

Frankfurt mayor defends Israeli response to Gaza rocket fire

"How many years, months or weeks would you give your government while sleeping in a shelter? Not years, not months, not weeks but minutes or hours, right?"

A worker digs up fragments from a projectile fired from Gaza that landed next to a kindergarten, June 20th 2018

Israel and Germany green light billion dollar killer drone deal

"This is a great contribution to the Israeli security industry and to the Israeli economy. The giant deal is an expression of the strategic partnership between Germany and Israel," says Netanyahu.

IAI' s Heron TP AUV

Germany refuses to call Jerusalem Israel’s capital

In a response to an opposition question on Jerusalem, a foreign ministry official dodged the question: "Every state has the right to determine a city within its territory to be its capital."

The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, is illuminated with the colours of the Israeli flag to show solidarity with Israel

International Jewish NGOs urge German bank to stop enabling BDS

Dr. Reinhard Schramm, President of the Jewish community in Thüringen said all antisemitism is dangerous but challenging Israel’s existence is the “most dangerous” expression of antisemitism.

BDS

Germany's dangerous foreign minister

Gabriel is capable of being hypercritical of his own Western culture – and of Israel – which is maliciously misrepresented in progressive circles as a colonialist power.

German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel visits the Hall of Remembrance at Yad Vashem on April 24, 2017

Israel slams German foreign minister for comparing Jewish state to apartheid

Hamas praised the top German diplomat.

Sigmar Gabriel