Germany and israel

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
The Iron Dome air defense missile systems is seen during operational trials conducted following the conclusion Operation Shield and Arrow on May 14, 2023
Boaz Levy, CEO of IAI

IAI chairman says Defense Ministry debt stands close to NIS 6 b., warns about keeping up production

"That is a lot of money for a company," chairman Boaz Levy said in an interview with 103FM, adding that the situation could be solved by actions in the Defense and the Finance ministries.

|By103FM
An Israeli flag flutters next to a German and a EU flag, one day after Hamas' attacks on Israel, outside the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, October 8, 2023.

With AfD gaining traction in eastern Germany, what would a far Right win mean for Jews? - analysis

An AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt could portend wider-scale momentum, while the party defends antisemitism accusations by saying that it supports Israel and sees it as a model to follow.

|BySHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA
Germany granted citizenship to 6,756 Israelis in 2025, making its embassy in Israel the country's largest passport office outside Europe.PremiumPremium

'Insurance certificate for escape': Israelis reclaim German citizenship in record numbers

Eighty years after the Holocaust, a record number of Israelis are reclaiming German citizenship – not out of nostalgia, but as a passport to security and opportunity

|ByBEN KAUSCHANSKY

Best female chess player in history plays simultaneous exhibition to honor Israeli hostages

The event saw friendly competition and sportsmanship between Israelis and Germans, and a moving tribute to the Israeli hostages held by Hamas.

MARCH 16, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Chess players gather to play in honor of Israeli hostages held in Gaza in Berlin, Germany, March 14, 2024.

Nicaragua files case at World Court against Germany for aiding Israel

Nicaragua asked the ICJ, also known as the World Court, to issue emergency measures requiring Berlin to stop its military aid to Israel.

MARCH 1, 2024ByREUTERS
WHILE MANY view the ICJ as an independent judicial body, it is inherently political. Its judges are elected by the UN General Assembly and Security Council, bodies notorious for anti-Israel bias, the writer says.

German Police Chief meets with Israeli counterparts to tour Oct. 7 ruins

The visit was organized as part of Israel Police's efforts to promote public diplomacy across borders with other police forces worldwide.

FEBRUARY 22, 2024ByJOANIE MARGULIES
President of the German Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) - the Federal Criminal Police Office of Germany, accompanied by top Israeli police officials to visit October 7 attack sites

Grapevine, February 16 2024: Mending the rift

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

FEBRUARY 17, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
SHELLY SHEM TOV with Netanya Chief Rabbi Kalman Ber.

Israel-Germany business ties are strong and growing – German minister

Several Israeli tech executives discussed the future of innovation and the ties between the two countries at ‘Joint Perspectives – A German-Israeli Summit’

FEBRUARY 15, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli national flags flutter in front of an office tower at a business park also housing high tech companies, at Ofer Park in Petah Tikva, Israel August 27, 2020.

Two released Gaza hostages receive German citizenship

The released hostages are Rimon Kirsht, who was released on November 28, and Amit Shani, who was released the day after.

FEBRUARY 3, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
German Ambassador to Israel Steffen Seibert.

Israeli Arabs in Germany spoke about Hamas as a terrorist organization

A delegation of Israeli Arabs spent 11 days in December in Germany raising awareness about Hamas as a terrorist movement and the values of a multi-religious democratic Jewish state.

DECEMBER 24, 2023ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL
A delegation of Israeli Arabs spent 11 days in December in Germany raising awareness about Hamas as a terrorist movement and the values of a multi-religious democratic Jewish state.

Bayern Munich soccer game features families of Israeli hostages in Gaza

Each of the guests received the official football shirt of the club, which had been imprinted with the names of the kidnapped children and the slogan “Bring them home.”

NOVEMBER 13, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A plaque honors Kurt Landauer at the Allianz Arena, the stadium of FC Bayern Munich.

Israeli Air Force 'one of world's most professional,' German chief tells 'Post'

While he said he could not speak to the specifics of Israel’s military tactics, it was important for him to give general backing to the professional and moral character of Israel’s commanders.

NOVEMBER 8, 2023ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
German Air Force  Lt. Gen. Ingo Gerhartz.

Activists see rise in German antisemitism since Oct. 7 attack on Israel

Sociologist Beate Kuepper said 5.7% of the population showed antisemitic attitudes, three times the level of two years ago.

NOVEMBER 7, 2023ByREUTERS
A protestor gestures during a pro-Palestinian demonstration, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Berlin, Germany, November 4, 2023.