Germany israel relations

German FM warns weakening PA could create power vacuum, would compromise Israel's security

"The PA is not perfect and is in urgent need of reform. However, weakening the PA does not serve Israel's security," said German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul during a visit to Jerusalem.

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul speaks during a press conference on the day he meets with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar, at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem, July 7, 2026.
Flags flutter in front of a radom of the "Arrow Weapon System for Germany" pictured in Annaburg, Germany, December 3, 2025.

Mysterious drone over Germany’s Arrow 3 battery may open door for Rafael, Elbit laser deal

Israel's Iron Dome aerial defence system intercepts a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip, controlled by the Palestinian Hamas movement, above the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon.

VW's Qatari investors push back against Iron Dome plant deal talks with Rafael, sources say

Logo of Israeli defence electronics firm Elbit Systems is seen at their offices in Haifa

Elbit signs deal with German submarine manufacturer TMKS to expand ties between Israel, Germany


A momentous test for the Germany-Israel alliance

The two countries' relations are strained.

Netanyahu (L) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel address a news conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, February 16, 2016

Merkel vs. Schulz: Israel and Middle East take back stage at German debate

Socialist candidates says Palestinians educated to hate Jews must understand that Germany supports Israel.

A screen shows the TV debate between German Chancellor Angela Merkel of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and her challenger Germany's Social Democratic Party SPD candidate for chancellor Martin Schulz in Berlin, Germany

PFLP in Germany

It’s not enough that the PFLP hasn’t been banned long ago for carrying out deadly attacks to advance its agenda of destroying the State of Israel.

Palestinian members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) take part in a military show in Gaza

Deputy Mayor of Frankfurt seeks to ban 'deeply antisemitic' BDS

The boycott movement targeting Israel is “deeply antisemitic and should have no place in Frankfurt,” the deputy mayor of Frankfurt said.

Protesters attend a rally against anti-Semitism in Frankfurt August 31, 2014.

German Green Party probes Iran’s activity against Israel and dissidents

Hezbollah operatives are also under inquiry.

German flag flutters half-mast on top of the Reichstag building, the seat of the German lower house of parliament Bundestag in Berlin, March 25

Israeli, German lawmakers call to ban Hezbollah

"Hezbollah and the PFLP are murderous terrorist organizations who can't be allowed to organize, recruit supporters and fundraise in Europe.”

Hezbollah operatives swearing allegiance to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, July 2017.

Major German paper: Media turning Palestinian terrorists into victims

BILD's online editor-in-chief warned that the media attacks on Israel reveal a withdrawal from historical responsibility.

BDS activists in Berlin

German Submarine Affair: Fmr. security adviser released to house arrest

The Submarine Affair has engulfed top aides to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former top IDF officials now for months with major developments in recent weeks.

The Dolphin-class submarine first entered service in 2000

Police to keep main suspects of Israeli submarine scandal in lockup

Judge hints at new developments in investigation that have not yet been made public.

Israeli Navy Dolphin-class submarine 390 (R)

Netanyahu praises former German leader Helmut Kohl following news of death

In a statement, Netanyahu praised Kohl's "commitment to Israel's security" during his tenure as chancellor, and expressed appreciation for his "empathy" towards the Jewish state.

Former German chancellor Helmut Kohl