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Syrian national arrested for aiding 2025 Berlin Holocaust Memorial stabbing

A Syrian national was arrested in Berlin for aiding and abetting a 2025 knife attack at the Holocaust Memorial that left a Spanish tourist critically injured.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A single lit candle lies on a frost covered concrete block at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe on January 26, 2026 in Berlin, Germany.
A single lit candle lies on a frost covered concrete block at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe on January 26, 2026 in Berlin, Germany.

German police arrest Syrian suspected of helping attack at Holocaust memorial

The arrest of the suspect, identified as Khalaf A., in line with German privacy laws, follows the sentencing of a Syrian refugee, Wassim Al M., in March to 13 years behind bars for attempted murder.

|ByREUTERS
An illustrative silhouette of an intelligence agent handler with a backdrop of the Iranian flag.

Two men charged for plot to assassinate German Jewish leaders on behalf of Iran

Ali S. was charged with espionage, espionage for sabotage purposes, and attempted participation in murder and arson. Tawab M. was charged with attempted participation in murder.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
A Stolperstein or a 'stumbling stone' with the words, "here lived Margot Bendheim, born 1921, deported 1944 - Theresienstadt, survived" engraved in memory of Holocaust survivor Margot Friedlaender, is embedded in front of the house where she once lived, after she died on May 9 at the age of 103.

Berlin Holocaust memorial vandalized in latest antisemitic vandalism incident

The memorial for the 32,000 deported Jews has faced repeated vandalism since its creation, with it being splashed with white paint and covered in parcel tape in August.

|ByMICHAEL STARR

'Perfect match': Tel Aviv and Berlin are now twin cities

Huldai added that the sisterhood of the two cities would help strengthen ties through "shared values, historical responsibility, and a commitment to a better future for the next generations."

APRIL 7, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The mayors of Tel Aviv and Berlin, Ron Huldai and Kai Wegner

Pro-Palestine protester assaults activist against antisemitism in Berlin

Preisler began public campaigning during the coronavirus but has been a regular feature of anti-antisemitism demonstrations in Berlin.

MARCH 30, 2025ByYUVAL BARNEA
Demonstrators hold banners as they take part in a May Day protest in Berlin, Germany, May 1, 2024. The banners read: "Freedom for Palestine" and "Long live the revolutionary first of May. Expropriate corporations, disarm warmongers, smash capitalism".

Empire State Building, other int'l landmarks light up orange in honor of Bibas family

Last week, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul announced that 14 landmarks throughout the state would be lit orange in their honor.

FEBRUARY 27, 2025ByJOANIE MARGULIES
The Empire State Building will shine with orange light following the Bibas family funeral.

German police on alert after Islamic State calls for carnival attacks

The Festival of Love planned in the Dutch city of Rotterdam in early March was listed as a target on the collage featuring a bloody knife and the hashtag #LetsSlaughter.

FEBRUARY 26, 2025ByREUTERS
A fighter from the Islamic State, formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), mans an anti-aircraft gun mounted on the rear of a vehicle in Mosul July 16, 2014.

New documentary commemorates 'Shoah' for 40th anniversary

“I do not hesitate to say that Shoah was the greatest event in the history of our festival, the Forum of the Berlinale, maybe also the greatest event of the Berlinale itself.”

FEBRUARY 23, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN
THE 72ND BERLIN International Film Festival, also known as the Berlinale.

Syrian refugee arrested for stabbing tourist in Berlin planned 'to kill Jews,' prosecutors say

The 30-year-old Spanish tourist underwent emergency surgery after sustaining injuries to his neck and was placed in an induced coma,

FEBRUARY 21, 2025ByREUTERS
HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL, with Berlin Television Tower in background.

ISIS-affiliated Russian teen arrested for planning attack on Israeli embassy in Berlin

The teen reportedly became radicalized online and planned to travel to Africa to join ISIS.

FEBRUARY 21, 2025ByCORINNE BAUM
Members of the police force stand guard as demonstrators protest against German far-right politician of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) Bjoern Hoecke on the day of his trial over the alleged use of Nazi vocabulary during a speech in May 2021. April 18, 2024.

Berlin Jewish community hides identity over fears of antisemitism

The number of antisemitic incidents in Berlin in the first half of 2024 was higher than the whole total for 2023.

FEBRUARY 17, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Protestors take part in a pro-Palestinian demonstration, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Berlin, April 6, 2024.

High-end brand unveils future of fashion in Berlin: Reality meets fantasy

The Marc Cain Fashion show in Berlin revealed the new winter collection with an innovative blend of fashion and technology. Among the attendees: Alessandra Ambrosio and Michelle Hunziker.

FEBRUARY 16, 2025ByMEITAL SHARABI/MAARIV
Marc Cain Fashion Show

Berlinale head spotlights Gaza hostages at festival opening

At this year’s festival, a new documentary by Shoval will be shown, Letter to David, about David Cunio’s kidnapping will be shown.

FEBRUARY 14, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN
Marie-Lou Sellem, Julia von Heinz, Alice Brauner and Duzen Tekkal hold photos of Israeli hostage David Cunio as they attend the red carpet of the opening gala of the 75th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany February 13, 2025.