Germany and israel

'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

JULY 28, 2026|ByBEN KAUSCHANSKY

Germany granted citizenship to 6,756 Israelis in 2025, making its embassy in Israel the country's largest passport office outside Europe.

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PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt sign a cybersecurity agreement between Israel and Germany.

Germany opposes EU trade embargo on West Bank settlements, freezes latest attack against Israel

Pro-Palestinians in the EU have so far failed in their demand to suspend the EU's association agreement with Israel, or to harm trade with the Jewish state

JULY 15, 2026|ByASSAF UNI/GLOBES/TNS

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

"The PA is not perfect and is in urgent need of reform. However, weakening the PA does not serve Israel's security," said German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul during a visit to Jerusalem.

JULY 7, 2026|ByREUTERS

Israel's Iron Dome aerial defence system intercepts a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip, controlled by the Palestinian Hamas movement, above the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon.

VW's Qatari investors push back against Iron Dome plant deal talks with Rafael, sources say

The QIA is Volkswagen's third-largest shareholder after the Porsche SE investment vehicle of the family owners and the state of Lower Saxony. It has two seats on the carmaker's supervisory board.

JUNE 21, 2026|ByREUTERS

France, Germany strengthen security around synagogues, Jewish schools

"We have stepped up security at places of worship and at the schools," Borne told BFM TV.

OCTOBER 8, 2023ByREUTERS

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz walks as he comments on the situation in the Middle East, one day after Hamas' attacks on Israel, in the chancellery, Berlin, Germany, October 8, 2023.

Defense Minister Gallant to fly to Germany Wednesday for Arrow deal signing

In Berlin, Gallant and German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius will discuss security threats and regional challenges in Europe and the Middle East.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant addressing the the World Summit on Counter-Terrorism in Herzliya on September 11, 2023

Grapevine September 15, 2023: Chabad in Poland

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

AYALIM youth cleaning tombstones in Jewish cemetery in Sala, Morocco

US approves Israel's historic sale of Arrow 3 to Germany

The Arrow 3 Missile defense system is designed to intercept exo-atmospheric ballistic missiles.

AUGUST 17, 2023ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

Should Israel continue to boycott right-wing parties in Germany? - opinion

Consideration is being given to the question of whether Israel should continue its boycott of the right-wing AfD party in Germany and right-wing AUR party in Romania.

AUGUST 11, 2023ByJEREMY ISSACHAROFF

CO-LEADERS OF the far-right German AfD party, Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla, attend a plenary session of the Bundestag, earlier this year.

Israeli minister demands accountability for Berlin's Holocaust comparison

Israel's Minister for Diaspora Affairs condemned a comparison between the Holocaust and the "Nakba" in Charlotte Wiedemann's new book.

JULY 20, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN

Amichai Chikli speaks at the AJC Global Forum in Tel Aviv, on June 14, 2023

Top Israeli, German defense officials advance $4.3 billion Arrow 3 deal

Defense Ministry Director-General Eyal Zamir met with State Secretary of the German Federal Ministry of Defense to discuss the sale of the Arrow 3 missile system to Germany.

JUNE 20, 2023ByYONAH JEREMY BOB