Friedrich Merz

Trump attributes state election win of AfD to Gemany's 'horrible' immigration policies

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz accused the Alternative for Germany party of advocating anti-migration policies that were tantamount to "ethnic cleansing" during an address to the German parliament.

US President Donald Trump holds his fist up after disembarking from Air Force One upon arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland on September 7, 2026.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz makes a statement on the situation in the Middle East, at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, March 1, 2026

Merz says Germany needs reform, defends democratic order after historic election defeat against AfD

Far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party co-leader Alice Weidel attends a press conference the day after the Saxony-Anhalt state elections in Berlin, Germany September 7, 2026.

Far-right AfD's Weidel targets 40% in next German federal election after state victory

Top candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), Ulrich Siegmund, stands at the polling station after voting in the Saxony-Anhalt state election, in Tangermuende, Germany, September 6, 2026.

Germany’s far-right AfD wins historic 44% in Saxony-Anhalt election, exit polls show


Netanyahu trial: Court cancels Monday hearing due to ‘urgent diplomatic meeting’

As a result, Netanyahu is now set to testify only on Tuesday and Wednesday, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. - a shortened schedule confirmed by the court.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Knesset’s 40-signature debate, November 10, 2025.

WATCH: Herzog, German Chancellor Merz discuss final Gaza hostage, Arrow 3 exchange in Jerusalem

Merz will also meet with Prime Minister Netanyahu on Sunday morning, before visiting Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial later in the day.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog (R) and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (L) at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, December 6, 2025.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to visit Israel following lift of partial arms embargo

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has a planned visit to Israel in January 2026, after months without European leaders coming to the Holy Land due to the Gaza war.

 German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks during an industrial sector association BDI event in Berlin, Germany, June 23, 2025.

Israel finds support among visiting German influencers

President Herzog hosted nearly 200 German influencers seeking to strengthen ties with Israel.

President Isaac Herzog speaks at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, Septemeber 14, 2025.

Netanyahu, Germany’s Merz discuss Middle East issues in 'good and friendly' talk

The PMO described the conversation as “good and friendly."

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Friedrich Merz. February 12, 2024

Merz invites Syrian president to Germany to discuss deportations

Merz's predecessor, Angela Merkel, oversaw an open-door policy welcoming around a million refugees to Germany, many of whom fled the Syrian civil war.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attend a press conference with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, October 30, 2025.

'Declaring war on antisemitism in Germany': Merz tearful at synagogue reopening ceremony

"We will not tolerate antisemitism even when it is disguised under the pretense of freedom, of art, of culture, or of science," Merz said.

German Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks at the reopening of the Reichenbach Synagogue. September 15, 2025.

Germany's Merz: Israel's attack on Gaza hospital did not target journalists

Germany's chancellor defended Israeli strike on Khan Yunis hospital, supporting assertions that the IDF was not intentionally targeting innocents.

THE ANNOUNCEMENT by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to suspend arms deliveries to Israel has unleashed quite a storm at home, says the writer.

Germany's shift: Moral commitment vs political reality - opinion

The the ongoing war in Gaza has reinvigorated Germany’s internal debate: Can abstract moral universality be reconciled with particular responsibility to the Jewish people?

GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER Johann Wadephul speaks at a news conference at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem last month. Germany raises its voice not because it forgot its past but because it remembers it, says the writer.

UK, France Palestinian state recognition part of joint peace plan in works for months - report

Sources familiar with the details told the New York Times that France's Macron intended to recognize a Palestinian state due to immense internal pressure.

(L-R) Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and France's President Emmanuel Macron at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) summit in The Hague on June 25, 2025