Germany and israel

Germany stands 'firmly' on Israel's side, Oct. 7 must never be repeated, says Chancellor Merz

“Our Israeli friends can count on our efforts to ensure that such a crime is never repeated. And we will stand up to those who relativize or even question Israel’s right to exist."

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
People look at Berlin's landmark Brandenburg Gate is illuminated with the Israeli flag in Berlin on October 7, 2026, the third anniversary of Hamas's October 7 attack on Israel.
Technion's 2016 edition of the Harvey Prize. Both professor would later be awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine.

Two out of three 2026 Nobel Medicine laureates were recognized with Technion's Harvey Prize in 2016

Prof. Deisseroth of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Prof. Hegemann of Humboldt University of Berlin were awarded the Harvey Prize in 2016 and received the Nobel in 2026.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
IAI's TAHR for the German Special Forces

IAI debuts new tactical vehicle for German special forces

Two TAHRs to be transported inside CH‑47 Chinook helicopters, with crews able to achieve combat readiness shortly after landing

|ByANNA AHRONHEIM
The Iron Dome air defense missile systems is seen during operational trials conducted following the conclusion Operation Shield and Arrow on May 14, 2023

Germany on its way to getting Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system

While it may take awhile before an Iron Dome battery will be deployed on German soil, Germany sees Israeli missile defense as the best bet against hostile Russian activity.

|ByANNA AHRONHEIM

Israel's ambassador to Germany accuses 'Der Spiegel' of abusing Holocaust memory

Prosor referred to an interview, which was published on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, by Der Spiegel with Israeli-American historian Omer Bartov.

FEBRUARY 4, 2025ByELDAD BECK
The site of the former Nazi German concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz II-Birkenau

Meet the pro-Russia, anti-Israel populist that wants to remake German politics

Will Wagenknecht succeed in remaking Germany’s political landscape?

JANUARY 14, 2025ByNICHOLAS POTTER
Germany's BSW party holds a party congress in Bonn

Germany quietly cuts funding to two Israeli human rights organizations

An investigation by Deutsche Welle concluded the defunding of the two Israeli organizations is a precursor to cutting funds of other human rights organizations critical of Israel's conduct in Gaza.

JANUARY 7, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Germany and Israel national flag

Germany’s divided stance on Israel: Navigating history, demographics, Jewish solidarity - opinion

For decades, Germany’s commitment to Israel has been a moral constant, rooted in the weight of its history. But can that history remain a compass when so many of today’s voices feel unmoored from it?

DECEMBER 22, 2024ByLYNN DASCHA ENGELHARDT
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hold a joint news conference at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem earlier this year.

How Germany’s expanded naval role could bolster regional security – opinion

From arms smuggling to aerial defense, Germany’s navy takes on new challenges in the Middle East.

DECEMBER 2, 2024ByNIR LEVITAN
FRIGATE ‘HESSEN’ is sent off to the Red Sea from Wilhelmshaven, Germany, earlier this year.

Israel, Germany move toward 2025 delivery of Arrow missile defense system

Progress comes amidst German ban on sales of arms to Israel

NOVEMBER 10, 2024ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
The Arrow 3 air defense system, used for the first time on November 9, 2023, to intercept a missile fired at Eilat by Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen.

Germany approves over $100 million in arms exports to Israel amid latest legal challenge

This approval coincides with the latest legal challenges against Germany by human rights groups concerned with the humanitarian situation in Gaza.

OCTOBER 24, 2024ByREUTERS
Tank gun barrels and towers for Leopard 2A 4 tanks are pictured beside a production line of German company Rheinmetall, which produces weapons and ammunition for tanks and artillery, during a media tour at the company’s plant in Unterluess, Germany, June 6, 2023.

How my journey to Germany strengthened Israel’s global support post-October 7 – opinion

Jablinowitz's journey to Germany strengthened Israel's global support and reinforced the fight for truth post-October 7.

OCTOBER 22, 2024ByYAIR JABLINOWITZ
YAIR JABLINOWITZ addresses the crowd at the Solidarity with Israel rally in Stuttgart on October 6, flanked by Gottfried Bühler, director of ICEJ Germany (right), and Lisa Schmid, an ICEJ English-to-German translator.

Germany thwarts planned attack on Israeli embassy in Berlin by Islamic State supporter

The suspect, a Libyan citizen, was accused by Germany of supporting the terrorist ideology of the Islamic State.

OCTOBER 20, 2024ByMAYA GUR ARIEH
Police secure the area of the embassy of Israel in Berlin, Germany, October 20, 2024

How committed is Germany to Israel's security? Only time will tell

Germany's devotion to Israeli security is now more in question than in years prior under different governments.

OCTOBER 18, 2024ByELDAD BECK
GERMAN CHANCELLOR Olaf Scholz’s government sees itself attacked on two fronts because of weapons sales to Israel. Here, the chancellor meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv last October.