Germany and israel

Dr. Irene Aue-Ben-David: Preserving the history of German Jewry - interview

Jerusalemite of the Week: A conversation with Leo Baeck Institute director Dr. Irene Aue-Ben-David on preserving German Jewish history.

Irene Aue-Ben-David
 Eli Feldstein, who were arrested in the so-called Qatargate investigation seen at the District Court in Tel Aviv, on May 15, 2025.

Feldstein says 'Netanyahu erased concept of responsibility for October 7,' in first KAN interview

Flags flutter in front of a radom of the "Arrow Weapon System for Germany" pictured in Annaburg, Germany, December 3, 2025.

Why Germany’s Arrow 3 purchase is more than military hardware - opinion

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


Grapevine June 14, 2023: A major move

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 An architectural rendering of the new National Library of Israel building designed by the prestigious Swiss firm, Herzog & de Meuron. (© Herzog & de Meuron; Mann-Shinar Architects, Executive Architect)

German and Israeli researchers test novel titanium-air battery

Useful when compact size is important or in large-scale stationary storage systems

 Graphic illustration of titanium-air battery properties, in the style of the periodic table of elements

Should Israel heed German warnings about a failing democracy? - analysis

Netanyahu has rejected the idea that judicial reform would harm democracy. But should he listen to German warnings, and lessons of the past?

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Platform 17 (Gleis 17), the memorial to those who were deported to the death camps by Deutsche Reichsbahn trains in 1941-1945, at Berlin-Grunewald train station in Berlin, Germany March 16, 2023.

Holocaust survivor honored with Germany's Order of Merit

Lesser survived four concentration camps, including Auschwitz, a seven-week Death March, and the notorious ill-fated three-week Death Train from Buchenwald to Dachau.

 Ben Lesser at the award ceremony in Los Angeles.

Scholz urges Netanyahu to accept Herzog’s compromise on judicial overhaul

Scholz said that “democracy is not just minority rule but its also about the security of those who remain a minority,” he said.

 President Isaac Herzog meets with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Germany.

Entebbe Op. veterans join airport protest as Netanyahu flies to Germany

Police have given out approximately 30 tickets for blocking emergency routes at the airport, according to the Israel Police Spokesperson's Unit. 

 Israelis protest against the Israeli government's planned judicial overhaul, at the Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, March 9, 2023.

Germany to advance purchase of Israel's Arrow-3 defense system - exclusive

The letter is set to be signed in about two weeks, but the final parliamentary approval will be delayed until the fall session.

 Israel's Arrow 3 interceptor.

1,000 authors, academics ask Germany to cancel Netanyahu visit

The letter, signed by over 1,000 authors, professors and academics, asked Germany to cancel the Israeli prime minister's visit due to his government's policies.

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he speaks during a joint news conference with then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Jerusalem October 4, 2018.

Israel's judicial reform is concerning, German president says in rare remark

In a rare comment, Germany's Frank-Walter Steinmeier expressed 'concern' about the 'restructuring of the rule of law' in Israel.

 German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier attends a news conference at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, April 8, 2022. Lehtikuva/Markku Ulander via REUTERS.

German ambassador to Israel: Democracy means judicial autonomy

"Democracy is more than the temporary power of the democratically elected majority," German Ambassador Steffen Seibert said.

 Israeli protestors begin marching from Haifa's Carmel neighborhood on Saturday, February 25, 2023