The three upcoming elections are being closely watched for signs of the AfD’s wider-scale momentum, said Daniel Schuster, who heads the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s European office.
According to the indictment, Hamas had been planning a specific assassination attack in Germany or Austria against Israeli representatives, Jews or pro-Israel individuals since at least July 2025
The Alternative for Germany party's victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday has left a far-right party within reach of power in a German state for the first time since World War II.
Nicaragua accused Germany of violating the 1948 Genocide Convention because it supplies arms to Israel. Berlin temporarily halted weapons exports to Israel in 2025, but they have since resumed. Nicaragua's claim builds on South Africa's ICJ case
Pro-Palestinians in the EU have so far failed in their demand to suspend the EU's association agreement with Israel, or to harm trade with the Jewish state
Germany recorded 8,725 antisemitic incidents in 2025, the highest level on record, according to RIAS. The report highlights rising violence, online threats, and a surge in Israel-related antisemitism.
Police are investigating whether the attack may have been motivated by antisemitism because the victim was wearing a Star of David necklace at the time of the suspected aggravated assault.
Commissioner for Human Rights Michael O’Flaherty visited Germany in October 2025, during which he said he saw increasing pressure on democratic freedoms and undue restrictions on peaceful protests.
Smotrich had written to Merz that Germany will not 'dictate' where Jews can live or 'force them into ghettos' after the chancellor expressed concern about 'de facto annexation in the West Bank'
Even as Germany strengthened its institutional response to antisemitism, it became the central European battleground over the legitimacy of the IHRA definition itself.
Israel Aerospace Industries is working round the clock to produce more Arrow interceptors, but production is complex and slow ■ The company must also produce hundreds of interceptors for Germany by 2030 ■ Home Front Command's order to change the alert system will make it possible to prolong the war
The leaders of Germany and Italy said that they were open to joining the board if the terms were changed, while citing constitutional difficulties with the board as it stands. Spain, meanwhile, stressed that it prioritizes the UN system
Initially purchased in September 2023, Germany purchased the Israeli defense system as part of a broader effort to strengthen NATO and European air defense efforts amid the Russia-Ukraine war
The study reveals that antisemitic attitudes exist across all groups in Germany, with political orientation playing a larger role than immigrant background.
Germany withheld support for extending the UN Palestinian refugee agency's mandate despite repeated requests from Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon for continued support, citing the need for 'consistent and verifiable reforms' after alleged ties to groups hostile to Israel
In early August, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz suspended arms exports to Israel that could be used in Gaza, hours after the Israeli government decided to expand its military offensive in the enclave. Germany is said to provide roughly 33 percent of Israel's arms imports