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Two killed at school near Berlin, suspected attacker detained

An 18-year-old student and a 30-year-old man were killed in an attack at a school near Berlin, according to local reports. A suspect was detained.

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Illustrative: German police guard the Reichstag building, the seat of the German lower house of parliament Bundestag, before the German presidential election in Berlin, February 12, 2017
Tourists and visitors observe and pay respects at a makeshift memorial set in Pariser Platz in front of the Brandenburg gate, one week after the Christopher Street Day pride parade attack on August 2, 2026 in Berlin, Germany.

Berlin attack highlights Europe’s shift to individualized, multi-layered terror threats - analysis

Online radicalization, lone-actor violence, and Iran-linked networks are placing European security services under pressure from distinct but increasingly simultaneous threats.

|ByGIORGIA VALENTE/THE MEDIA LINE
Hamburg, Germany.

Not just Berlin: Israelis return to Germany – and rediscover it

Germany recorded 685,000 Israeli overnights last year, up 11%, offering more than Berlin with 341 Michelin-starred restaurants, scenic nature, culinary routes, and global cultural events.

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Forensic pathologist van at an allotment garden complex in the Berlin suburb of Spandau after a known Islamist, suspected of ramming a minivan into a crowd near Berlin's annual Christopher Street Day Pride parade on Saturday evening, was shot and killed in a police operation, in Berlin, Germany

Berlin Pride attacker recorded masked pledge of allegiance to ISIS on phone, prosecutors say

Though the person in the video was masked, authorities assume it shows the suspected attacker, 21-year-old German citizen Abdul Ballout, a spokesperson for the federal prosecutors' office said.

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Berlin enforces strict knife ban in three neighborhoods starting February 15

Those found with prohibited weapons or knives in these zones face fines up to 10,000 euros for administrative offenses.

FEBRUARY 12, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
May 1, Görlitzer Park, Berlin.

Berlin police break up pro-Palestine protest after Arabic chants heard, in violation of permit

Restrictions on the use of certain languages by German police have become more regular over the past few years.

FEBRUARY 12, 2025ByYUVAL BARNEA
Pro-Palestinian protests in Berlin.

UK Embassy holds event commemorating Int'l Holocaust Remembrance Day

Three Holocaust survivors - Walter Bingham, 101, George Shefi, 93, and Paul Alexander, 89 - attended along with the embassy staff, diplomats and their families.

JANUARY 28, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Three Holocaust survivors - Walter Bingham, 101, George Shefi, 93, and Paul Alexander, 89 - attended along with the embassy staff, diplomats and their families

Pro-Palestinian protesters clash with Berlin police in Rosa Luxemburg memorial rally

The event was marked by outbreaks of violence, culminating in more than 20 arrests and at least 10 investigations.

JANUARY 14, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Pro-Palestinian protests in Berlin.

Palestinian influencer arrested after firework rocket hits Berlin apartment

"I didn't know how a rocket works and how far it would fly. I didn't want to hurt anyone on purpose," Atallah Younes said.

JANUARY 7, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Remains of New Year’s celebration in Berlin.

'Israel must go': Israeli attacked in Berlin over Israeli-Palestinian peace pin - report

“Israel must go,” one of the attackers reportedly shouted.

JANUARY 4, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
Anti-Israel protest held outside the Axel Springer Campus in Berlin where the JPost conference was being held.

German woman who lives in home looted from Jews must give it up, judge rules

The ruling earlier this month capped a decade of legal wrangling over the home, located in Wandlitz, outside Berlin.

DECEMBER 31, 2024ByTOBY AXELROD/JTA
Wandlitz is a suburb of Berlin that also was a retreat area for Nazi leaders.

German parliament votes no-confidence in Chancellor Scholz, paving way for election

Only 207 of the parliament's 733 expressed confidence, while 394 withheld it.

DECEMBER 16, 2024ByREUTERS
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks during a session of the lower house of parliament Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, October 16, 2024.

How Germany’s left amplifies terror propaganda against the west

Samidoun, Masar Badil, and other organizations do not always reveal their true goals, but one truth remains: they do not stand for peace.

DECEMBER 4, 2024ByLINUS KEBBA POOK

Antisemitism in Berlin surpasses entirety of 2023 in just six months

From January to June, RIAS recorded 1,383 incidents of antisemitism in Berlin (about 8 a day), which is a significant increase from 1,270 in 2023.

NOVEMBER 29, 2024ByMATHILDA HELLER
Antisemitic and terror-glorifying graffiti on a glass recycling bin in Berlin.