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New York, Berlin, London ramp up Hanukkah security after Bondi Beach shootings

Berlin police said they were ramping up measures around the German capital's Brandenburg Gate, where a large electric menorah is being lit to mark the first night of Hanukkah.

The Israeli flag waves as lights are lit on the Hanukkah candelabrum during a ceremony of the Jewish Hanukkah festival of lights at Brandenburg Gate, in Berlin, Germany December 14, 2025.
People gather to mark the first anniversary of the October 7, 2023 attacks, in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv on October 7, 2024.

Palestinian artist who celebrated Oct. 7 to decorate Norway's new government building

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz holds a joint press conference with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, December 7, 2025   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen in a press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, in Jerusalem, December 7, 2025

Netanyahu ‘not leaving’ politics for pardon, PM says next to Germany’s Friedrich Merz

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

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


Israel's Arrow 3 goes live in Germany, submarine deal sees new progress

Progress on submarines, Arrow defense, and AI cooperation signals Israel-Germany ties remain strong despite recent tensions from the war.

 Amir Baram, new director of the Ministry of Defense, at a conference organized by the Ministry of Defense Rehabilitation Department held at the Tel Aviv University. March 25, 2025.

Newly-discovered Einstein letter surfaces in Tel Aviv, reveals praise for Jewish assistant

The letter has not yet been authenticated but is most likely genuine, according to external expert opinion given to TPS-IL.

Albert Einstein's letter, discovered by Tel Aviv’s Gnazim Institute, the world’s largest archive of Hebrew literature, November 2025.

Majority of Israelis in Europe feel less safe since October 7, survey shows

A new survey reveals a sharp decline in security for Israelis; 70% have witnessed or experienced antisemitic incidents since the Oct. 7 attack.

 A woman wrapped in an Israel flag stands outside the place where mayor of Amsterdam Femke Halsema attends a press conference following the violence targeting fans of an Israeli soccer team, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, November 8, 2024.

Adolf Hitler predicted to win second term in Namibian local elections

The politician said his father likely didn't understand who Hitler was when he named him after the infamous German dictator.

Adolf Hitler Uunona

'Tinder Swindler,' Simon Leviev gets released from Georgian prison

Israeli national Shimon Hayut, widely known as Simon Leviev, has been released from prison, and according to his legal team, German authorities have dropped multiple cases against him.

 The Tinder Swindler, a Netflix crime documentary about Israeli con man Shimon Hayut.

Not Prague, not Berlin: The city emerging as Europe’s winter surprise

As Christmas market prices rise in Germany and Switzerland, a Polish city offers the same charm for half the cost – plus a bonus: Hunting hundreds of tiny dwarf statues across town.

Wrocław Christmas Market, Poland.

Sa'ar warns German delegation: 'A Palestinian state would be a Hamas terror state'

The delegation, organized by the European Division of the Foreign Ministry and the Israeli Embassy in Berlin, aims to deepen future German leaders' understanding of the "Israeli story."

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar hold a press conference at the ministry's offices in Jerusalem, May 22, 2025.

Hitler claimed Jesus was German and royals were ‘Jews’ in a forgotten interview - study

The book, 'Hitler’s Interviews: The Dictator and the Journalists' by media historian Lutz Hachmeister, is the first comprehensive account of Hitler’s dealings with reporters.

Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945) making a speech, 1936.

Anti-Hamas Islamic school principle claims attacker tried to push him in front of train

Mashhadani’s school became the target of multiple threats after Hamas’s October 7 attacks, as pro-Palestinian groups took issue with Mashhadani’s co-existence ethos.

A PROTESTER holds a Palestinian flag, on top of an underground station, at a rally in Berlin, marking a year since Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack, last October. Talk to some Jews, and you will hear them say that Europe has become inhospitable to Jews, says the writer.

Jewish students occupy Berlin university to protest antisemitism in student council

Occupation Against Antisemitism took over a plenary session of the General Students' Committee on Monday as a protest against the continuous pro-Palestinian occupations of buildings.

Occupation Against Antisemitism occupied a building at the Technical University in Berlin

Second Afghan national arrested in Denmark over terror plot targeting Jews in Germany 

German prosecutors say a second Afghan national has been arrested in Denmark over a plot to attack Jewish targets in Germany, months after his alleged co-conspirator was detained.

 Police officers stand outside the Israeli embassy after a suspected shooting near the embassy, in Stockholm, Sweden October 1, 2024.