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


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

German FM hosts Iranian official calling for Israel's destruction

New anti-Israel scandal triggers outrage among human rights NGOs.

German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel attends a conference in Tehran, Iran October 3, 2016.

Berlin social democratic party declares BDS antisemitic

Politicians engulfed in anti-Israel hatred.

BDS activists in Berlin.

May 10, 2017: Two truisms

With regard to “German president: Critics are not traitors’” (May 8), this is certainly true.

Letters

Breaking the (German) Silence

The Jerusalem Post

German president stresses special relationship with Israel, despite differences

Having come from Yad Vashem and its grim reminders, Steinmeier termed the current relationship of mutual trust between Israel and Germany as “miraculous.”

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier meeting with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin