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'Only the AfD can save Germany,' the Tesla CEO and Trump adviser says about the party that has downplayed the country's Nazi past, while Chancellor Olaf Scholz quips that freedom of expression 'includes the right to say things that are wrong and don't offer good political advice'

This theft is part of a troubling pattern of recent Stolperstein disappearances in Germany.

  Germany marked a historic milestone in its military modernization efforts Tuesday with the unveiling of its first Leopard tank equipped with Israel's Trophy active protection system, deepening defense ties between the two nations. German and Israeli defense officials gathered Tuesday morning for a landmark ceremony launching the first Leopard tank outfitted with the Trophy […]

Jamshid Sharmahd, 69, was executed in Iran on Monday on terrorism charges, the country's judiciary said. That followed a 2023 trial that Germany, the U.S. and international rights groups dismissed as a sham

Germany’s Baden-Württemberg Interior Minister, Thomas Strobl, reassured the Jewish community of protection amid rising antisemitism following the October 7 Hamas attacks.

The foreign ministries of France and Germany condemned the right-wing minister, days after he suggested that int'l pressure is the only reason Israel isn't starving Gazans to death

Three people were arrested in Spain and one in Germany on suspicion of belonging to a network supplying Hezbollah with drone equipment. Authorities believe Hezbollah may have built several hundred drones with these components

Germany's overheated political summer began with a viral video of revelers singing 'Germany belongs to Germans' on the resort island of Sylt. Fliers threatening leftists, physical assaults on politicians and an increasingly far-right landscape in eastern states show tensions are only rising ahead of crucial elections in September

In Germany, publicly supporting the AfD is a badge of shame, and the party is ostracized in the federal parliament. But its popularity is on the rise, and France-style tactics to block the far right won't necessarily work

  In a concerning development, antisemitic incidents in Germany skyrocketed by nearly 83% in 2023, with more than half occurring after the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, according to a new report from the Federal Association of Departments for Research and Information on Antisemitism (RIAS). The organization documented 4,782 antisemitic incidents throughout the year, […]

The designation allows German authorities to monitor BDS activists and recruit informants within the organization. Germany cited evidence of extremism the in the BDS charter, which calls for 'the liberation of all Arab lands,' as well as the support it receives from Hamas

'Nobody today can rule out the conflict's transition to its final stage,' stated Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, as Germany and the United States allow Ukraine to launch supplied weapons against military targets inside Russia

Germany's ambassador to Israel wrote that while 'Germany respects independence and procedures' of the ICC, 'The simultaneous application for arrest warrants against Hamas' leadership and Israeli officials has given the incorrect impression of an equation'

A Gazan and an Israeli living in Germany have raised donations for basic infrastructure for displaced Gazans, and already built a camp providing shelter for dozens of families

Joining the growing list of Israel's public supporters, Germany's federal government spokesperson expressed that accusation of genocide against Israel is 'baseless,' and Germany intends to speak as a third party in the main hearing before the UN's top court

  Germany's government said Friday that it will request to join the International Court of Justice case as a third party on Israel's behalf, saying there is "no basis whatsoever" for genocide accusations. Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Under the court's rules, if Germany files a declaration of intervention in the case, […]

Jewish life is becoming less visible in Germany, as Jews refrain from wearing identifiable symbols and speaking Hebrew in public.

This was the final milestone in a process dating back years with a variety of delays and ups and downs from Israel, Germany, and the US.

The outspoken former member of a Brooklyn Hasidic sect has been a vocal Israel critic in Germany, which since World War II has been highly sensitive to perceptions of antisemitism.

Germany has stepped up vigilance for any indication of antisemitic violence in the wake of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by terrorists from Gaza's ruling Hamas.