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Germany and Israel after the Bundestag election: Will realpolitik replace illusions? - analysis

Fifteen years after the end of the Holocaust, this public meeting between the leaders of the two nations symbolized the beginning of the reconciliation process.

 German Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz speaks during a session of the lower house of parliament Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, October 10, 2024.
 Lieferung von Waffen aus Deutschland an Israel, Paket mit Militärhilfe (illustrativ)

Deutschland genehmigt neue Waffenexporte nach Israel trotz „stillen Embargos“ – Bericht

 Delivery of weapons from Germany to Israel, package of military aid (illustrative)

Germany approves new arms exports to Israel despite 'quiet embargo' - report

 Singer-songwriter Sabina

German-Israeli singer-songwriter Sabina releases second single ahead of new album release


Individuals who post 'From the River to the Sea' to be denied German citizenship

The use of maps in which the territory of the State of Israel is replaced with the colors of the Palestinian flag is also in contravention of the law.

 Pro-Palestinian poster hanging at the Northwestern University campus

Chikli applauds Germany's bold move to combat antisemitism with citizenship exam reforms

Chikli appreciated the requirements "for naturalization to affirm Israel’s right to exist and Jewish life in Germany" in order to "to exclude antisemitic individuals from obtaining German citizenship

 Israeli minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli speaks at a Committee for Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, on December 19, 2023.

All Holocaust survivors in Israel to receive 220 Euros 'solidarity payment'

Holocaust survivors in Israel will receive a one-time payment from a 25 million Euro fund to support them during the Israel-Hamas War.

Polish-born Holocaust survivor Meyer Hack shows his prisoner number tattooed on his arm during a news conference at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem June 15, 2009.

Scholz: Goals of Gaza war do not seem to justify the means

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz urges Israel to refrain from military operation in Rafah amid increasing aid shipments and what he called Palestinian "suffering."

 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during a press conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023.

Germany's foreign minister to urge for ceasefire in visit to Israel

An offensive by the Israeli army on Rafah would be a humanitarian catastrophe," Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock wrote in a post on X on Saturday.

 German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock attends a press conference on a German UNIFIL ship inside Beirut port, Lebanon January 10, 2024.

German state broadcaster urges Israel to let two workers leave Gaza

The German foreign ministry said in a post on social media platform X that it shared the ARD's concerns about their local staff and would continue to push for them to be able to leave.

 Al Jazeera journalist Wael Al-Dahdouh hugs his daughter and son as they attend the funeral of his son, Palestinian journalist Hamza Al-Dahdouh, after Hamza was killed in an Israeli strike, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, January 7, 2024.

‘Unorthodox’ author Deborah Feldman is a lightning rod in Germany’s debate about criticizing Israel

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.

 An Israeli flag flutters next to a German and a EU flag, one day after Hamas' attacks on Israel, outside the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, October 8, 2023.

German military exports to Israel up nearly 10-fold as Berlin fast-tracks permits

The majority of individual export permits - 185 out of 218 - were granted after the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.

 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz comments on the situation in the Middle East, one day after Hamas' attacks on Israel, in the chancellery, Berlin, Germany, October 8, 2023.

Germany clears use of two Heron TP combat drones by Israel

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius on Wednesday approved a request by Israel for the drone use over the weekend, said Der Spiegel, which did not specify its sources.

A Heron TP, also known as the IAI Eitan, surveillance unmanned air vehicle (UAV) flies during an official inauguration ceremony at Tel Nof Air Force Base near Tel Aviv February 21, 2010

Germany commits $1.4 billion for Holocaust survivors

The negotiations have resulted in an unprecedented commitment of $1.4 billion for Holocaust survivors worldwide.

 Claims Conference- German government negotiations 2023.

With the Jewish New Year coming up, we should ask forgiveness - opinion

Slihot is a special prayer recited in the lead-up to Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. So should Israel really be this friendly with Germany?

 ONE OF the Holocaust survivors who accompanied Prime Minister Yair Lapid on his trip to Germanyl ast week stands between the prime minister and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on a visit to the Wannsee Villa.