Germany israel relations

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

Ran Kochav recounts to The Jerusalem Post his time as Arrow commander and the technology's role in making history.

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
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

 VISITORS VIEW a model of the Arrow 3 interceptor missile on display at an aerospace conference in Jerusalem.

Defense Ministry D-G Baram flies to Germany to unveil Israeli-made Arrow missile defense system

 Attendees examine a Uvision Hero-400 loitering munition at the Mistral Group, Inc. booth at Special Operations Forces (SOF) Week for defense companies, in Tampa, Florida, US, May 7, 2024.

Israeli, German manufacturers to supply hundreds of suicide drones to NATO


Merkel: Khan al-Ahmar demolition is an Israeli decision

The Civil Administration warned Khan al-Ahmar residents that they must demolish their modular homes by October 1.

Palestinians take part in a protest against the Israeli planned demolition of the illegal Bedouin squatter village of Khan al-Ahmar, September 7, 2018.

Merkel in Jerusalem: Iran must not have nuclear weapons

Merkel stated that "the threat to Israel is greater due to what is happening in Syria now."

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is awarded an honorary doctorate from Haifa University at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, 2018.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives in Israel

Merkel is set to join Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for dinner and then will have a busy schedule ahead of her.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel greeted by Regional Cooperation Minister Tzachi Hanegbi at the airport, October 3rd, 2018

As Merkel comes to Israel, Netanyahu seeks tougher Iran policy

While Netanyahu has been the most vocal proponent of Trump's decision in May to withdraw from the Iran deal, Merkel has applied equal but opposite force in order to keep the deal alive.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland January 24, 2018.

Merkel stays silent on pro-Iran policy ahead of Israel visit

Merkel was silent on her government’s advocacy for the controversial 2015 Iran atomic deal.

Angela Merkel gestures during a cabinet meeting in Berlin

'No Jew in Germany': German police assault Israeli professor

It is unclear why the police confused the victim with the suspect.

People wear kippas as they attend a demonstration in front of a Jewish synagogue, to denounce an anti-Semitic attack on a young man wearing a kippa in the capital earlier this month, in Berlin, Germany, April 25, 2018.

Mixed brew – Germany and Israel to create ‘70’ beer

A new brew that will be known as ‘70’ to toast Israel on its 70th year of statehood.

A worker prepares bottles of beer [File photo]

Frankfurt mayor defends Israeli response to Gaza rocket fire

"How many years, months or weeks would you give your government while sleeping in a shelter? Not years, not months, not weeks but minutes or hours, right?"

A worker digs up fragments from a projectile fired from Gaza that landed next to a kindergarten, June 20th 2018

Israel and Germany green light billion dollar killer drone deal

"This is a great contribution to the Israeli security industry and to the Israeli economy. The giant deal is an expression of the strategic partnership between Germany and Israel," says Netanyahu.

IAI' s Heron TP AUV

Germany refuses to call Jerusalem Israel’s capital

In a response to an opposition question on Jerusalem, a foreign ministry official dodged the question: "Every state has the right to determine a city within its territory to be its capital."

The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, is illuminated with the colours of the Israeli flag to show solidarity with Israel