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Two out of three 2026 Nobel Medicine laureates were recognized with Technion's Harvey Prize in 2016

Prof. Deisseroth of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Prof. Hegemann of Humboldt University of Berlin were awarded the Harvey Prize in 2016 and received the Nobel in 2026.

Technion's 2016 edition of the Harvey Prize. Both professor would later be awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine.
JUDGES ARRIVE for a session of the International Court of Justice in The Hague.

Germany asks ICJ to dismiss Nicaragua-backed case against Israel arms export

A supporter of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party holds a German flag as she attends AfD top candidate Ulrich Siegmund's campaign event ahead of the upcoming Saxony-Anhalt state elections in Magdeburg, Germany, September 4, 2026. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

What AfD's election victory in Germany's Saxony-Anhalt could mean for Jewish life - analysis

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.

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


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.

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

Report: Germany approves sale of 3 more submarines to Israel

Der Spiegel says National Security Council approves deal on condition it can be cancelled if corruption allegations are proven.

A dolphin-class submarine constructed by German company Howaldtswerke- Deutsche Werft for the Israel Navy

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

Israel blames Germany for EU support of UNESCO anti-Israel resolution

Is Germany leading European support for the resolution attacking Israel's sovereignty over Jerusalem?

Angela Merkel and Sigmar Gabriel.

Analysis: German FM fishes for antisemitic vote in row with Israel

"Gabriel’s spat with Netanyahu appears to not be about Israel but how German elites can’t bring themselves to work through their reaction to muscular political Zionism."

German Social Democratic Party (SPD) leader and Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel

Analysis: Netanyahu's aggressive approach to foreign diplomacy

The PM’s decision to cancel a meeting with the German foreign minister is the most recent example of pushing back against what he views as shabby diplomatic treatment of Israel.

Sigmar Gabriel

Netanyahu slams German FM for insulting victims of Holocaust

"I don't welcome diplomats from other countries who visit Israel and at the same time meet organizations that call our soldiers war criminals," Netanyahu said in a Bild interview.

Netanyahu and Gabriel

Merkel: ‘Regrettable Netanyahu canceled FM meet’

"Our friends cannot act to harm Israel," Breaking the Silence is the enemy, says Israel's deputy Foreign Minister.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) greets Israeli President Reuven Rivlin upon his arrival for a meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin on May 12, 2015.

The unacceptable behavior of the German foreign minister

We would expect more sensitive behavior from a German minister, especially one who regards himself as a potential future leader of his nation.

Sigmar Gabriel