Germany israel relations

Rafael, Aurelius to build Iron Dome components at former Volkswagen plant in Germany's Lower Saxony

While the Iron Dome’s Tamir interceptor itself will not be manufactured there, military vehicles, launchers, generators, and other equipment will be

SEPTEMBER 7, 2026|ByANNA AHRONHEIM

An Iron Dome anti-missile battery is stationed near the Israeli-Syrian border,, in the Golan Heights, northern Israel, on January 3, 2020.

Volkswagen may turn German factory into Iron Dome production site - report

Volkswagen and Rafael are exploring the conversion of the Osnabrück plant, despite protest by the Qatari investment fund which holds 17% of Volkswagen shares

AUGUST 28, 2026|ByASSAF UNI/GLOBES/TNS

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

"The PA is not perfect and is in urgent need of reform. However, weakening the PA does not serve Israel's security," said German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul during a visit to Jerusalem.

JULY 7, 2026|ByREUTERS

Flags flutter in front of a radom of the "Arrow Weapon System for Germany" pictured in Annaburg, Germany, December 3, 2025.

Mysterious drone over Germany’s Arrow 3 battery may open door for Rafael, Elbit laser deal

Germany’s Defense Ministry is expected to soon launch a project to develop a 60-kilowatt laser demonstrator designed to defend mobile facilities against drone swarms.

JUNE 30, 2026|ByUDI ETZION

US ambassador: German anti-BDS motion should apply to Iran's regime

The US ambassador Richard Grenell suggested that the Bundestag resolution against BDS should apply to Iran's regime because it seeks the destruction of the Jewish state.

MAY 19, 2019ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL

Richard Grenell, U.S. Ambassador to Germany, attends the "Rally for Equal Rights at the United Nations (Protesting Anti-Israeli Bias)" aside of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, March 18, 2019

Nazi hunter: German Social Democrats appeased Iranian Holocaust deniers

MAY 16, 2019ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL

Efraim Zuroff accepting the Fiddler on the Roof award in Moscow-December 2018

Frankfurt deputy mayor announces that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel

Rogel Rachman, an Israeli diplomat at the Berlin embassy, tweeted on Sunday: “Uwe Becker mayor of Frankfurt in the Israel Congress ‘Jerusalem is the capital of Israel.”’

NOVEMBER 28, 2018ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL

German people of the Israeli book

A German-Israeli book story

OCTOBER 17, 2018ByORIT ARFA

IMPRESSED WITH the German reading and publishing culture: Assaf Gavron.

WATCH: Khan al-Ahmar activists demonstrate outside President's home

The Civil Administration warned Khan al-Ahmar residents that they must demolish their modular homes by October 1.

OCTOBER 4, 2018ByYVETTE J. DEANE

Palestinians take part in a protest against the Israeli planned demolition of the illegal Bedouin squatter village of Khan al-Ahmar, September 7, 2018.

Kahlon, Scholz sign agreement boosting economic and financial cooperation

The Israeli and German finance ministers signed a similar agreement in May, strengthening cooperation in the fields of financial technology and financial cybersecurity.

OCTOBER 4, 2018ByEYTAN HALON

Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon and German Finance Minister and Deputy Chancellor Olaf Scholz, October 4, 2018

Rivlin tells Merkel there is zero tolerance for antisemitism

Rivlin commented that some profess to being pro-Israel but despise Jews. "This does not fool us. As far as we are concerned there is no such thing as loving Israel and hating Jews."

OCTOBER 4, 2018ByGREER FAY CASHMAN