Germany israel relations

VW CEO confirms Iron Dome production talks

Volkswagen and Rafael are exploring the conversion of the Osnabrück plant, despite protest by the Qatari investment fund which holds 17% of Volkswagen shares

AUGUST 28, 2026|ByASSAF UNI/GLOBES/TNS

An Iron Dome anti-missile battery is stationed near the Israeli-Syrian border,, in the Golan Heights, northern Israel, on January 3, 2020.

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

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

Germany’s Defense Ministry is expected to soon launch a project to develop a 60-kilowatt laser demonstrator designed to defend mobile facilities against drone swarms.

JUNE 30, 2026|ByUDI ETZION

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

Netanyahu praises former German leader Helmut Kohl following news of death

In a statement, Netanyahu praised Kohl's "commitment to Israel's security" during his tenure as chancellor, and expressed appreciation for his "empathy" towards the Jewish state.

JUNE 16, 2017ByREUTERS, TAMARA ZIEVE

German FM hosts Iranian official calling for Israel's destruction

New anti-Israel scandal triggers outrage among human rights NGOs.

MAY 26, 2017ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL

German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel attends a conference in Tehran, Iran October 3, 2016.

Berlin social democratic party declares BDS antisemitic

Politicians engulfed in anti-Israel hatred.

MAY 22, 2017ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL

May 10, 2017: Two truisms

With regard to “German president: Critics are not traitors’” (May 8), this is certainly true.

MAY 9, 2017ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Breaking the (German) Silence

MAY 8, 2017ByDOVID BEN-MEIR

German president stresses special relationship with Israel, despite differences

Having come from Yad Vashem and its grim reminders, Steinmeier termed the current relationship of mutual trust between Israel and Germany as “miraculous.”

MAY 7, 2017ByGREER FAY CASHMAN