Germany israel relations

Elbit signs deal with German submarine manufacturer TMKS to expand ties between Israel, Germany

The latest deal will focus on advancing technological capabilities while simultaneously strengthening the strategic ties between Germany and Israel, Oliver Burkhard, CEO of TKMS, said in a statement.

Logo of Israeli defence electronics firm Elbit Systems is seen at their offices in Haifa
Diehl Defence UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle) Ziesel

Rafael's Spike missile successfully fired from German unmanned ground vehicle

People stand in front of the Arrow 3 system during an event of the German Air Force at the Annaburger Heide Air Base in Schoenewalde/Holzdorf, eastern Germany, December 3, 2025

Ex-IDF air defense chief: Arrow-3 protecting Germany defies imagination after Holocaust

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

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


Merkel to Netanyahu: Talks with Israel will be held when government forms

In a stab at the AfD, Netanyahu calls on Germany to strengthen elements owning up to responsibility for the past.

Israeli PM Netanyahu and German Chancellor Merkel address a news conference

The rise of Germany's far-right: Its impact on Europe and Israel

AfD deputy chair Beatrix von Storch tells 'The Jerusalem Report' that Israel could be a role model for Germany.

Member of the European Parliament Beatrix von Storch speaks at a press conference of the Germany's far-right Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) party in Berlin

German far-Right worries European Jewish groups

“Antisemitism - both on the far right, and with its new mask of anti-Zionism on the far left – is rising across the globe - including in parts of Germany."

Alice Weidel (R), top candidate of the anti-immigration party Alternative fuer Deutschland (AfD) reacts after first exit polls in the German general election (Bundestagswahl) in Berlin, Germany, September 24, 2017.

What does today’s German election mean for Israel?

An objective observer can fathom why German elections matter for Israel.

German and Israeli national flags

German progressive paper blasted for justifying terrorism, stoking Nazism

The Jerusalem Post conducted an in-depth report into the German newspaper’s coverage in 2017 of Israel and Jews.

Protesters attend a rally against anti-Semitism in Frankfurt August 31, 2014.

Germany's cabinet slammed for favoring meetings with predominantly left-wing NGOs

"A dialogue should also consist of talks with positions that one does not share," says Green Party MP

Chancellor Angela Merkel and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrive for a news conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, April 19, 2016.

Germany's Heckler & Koch to stop selling guns to Israel

Weapons manufacturer report says it won't sell its guns to active war zones.

A man holds a G 36 KA rifle manufactured by Heckler & Koch

A momentous test for the Germany-Israel alliance

The two countries' relations are strained.

Netanyahu (L) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel address a news conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, February 16, 2016

Merkel vs. Schulz: Israel and Middle East take back stage at German debate

Socialist candidates says Palestinians educated to hate Jews must understand that Germany supports Israel.

A screen shows the TV debate between German Chancellor Angela Merkel of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and her challenger Germany's Social Democratic Party SPD candidate for chancellor Martin Schulz in Berlin, Germany

PFLP in Germany

It’s not enough that the PFLP hasn’t been banned long ago for carrying out deadly attacks to advance its agenda of destroying the State of Israel.

Palestinian members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) take part in a military show in Gaza