Germany israel relations

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.

Flags flutter in front of a radom of the "Arrow Weapon System for Germany" pictured in Annaburg, Germany, December 3, 2025.
Israel's Iron Dome aerial defence system intercepts a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip, controlled by the Palestinian Hamas movement, above the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon.

VW's Qatari investors push back against Iron Dome plant deal talks with Rafael, sources say

Logo of Israeli defence electronics firm Elbit Systems is seen at their offices in Haifa

Elbit signs deal with German submarine manufacturer TMKS to expand ties between Israel, Germany

Diehl Defence UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle) Ziesel

Rafael's Spike missile successfully fired from German unmanned ground vehicle


Dead Sea Scrolls do not belong to Israel, Germany says

The Israel Antiquities Authority refuses to allow the scrolls to leave Israel due to Germany's decision, prompting the cancellation of a Bible Museum exhibit.

Visitors look at a facsimile of the Isaiah Scroll, one of the Dead Sea Scrolls, displayed inside the Shrine of the Book at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem September 26, 2011.

Senior lawyers close to Netanyahu detained in corruption probe

This latest round of the investigation comes after police finished questioning state’s witness Miki Ganor in September.

Israel’s fourth submarine is en route to the navy's Haifa base from Germany

Merkel to Netanyahu: Talks with Israel will be held when government forms

In a stab at the AfD, Netanyahu calls on Germany to strengthen elements owning up to responsibility for the past.

Israeli PM Netanyahu and German Chancellor Merkel address a news conference

The rise of Germany's far-right: Its impact on Europe and Israel

AfD deputy chair Beatrix von Storch tells 'The Jerusalem Report' that Israel could be a role model for Germany.

Member of the European Parliament Beatrix von Storch speaks at a press conference of the Germany's far-right Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) party in Berlin

German far-Right worries European Jewish groups

“Antisemitism - both on the far right, and with its new mask of anti-Zionism on the far left – is rising across the globe - including in parts of Germany."

Alice Weidel (R), top candidate of the anti-immigration party Alternative fuer Deutschland (AfD) reacts after first exit polls in the German general election (Bundestagswahl) in Berlin, Germany, September 24, 2017.

What does today’s German election mean for Israel?

An objective observer can fathom why German elections matter for Israel.

German and Israeli national flags

German progressive paper blasted for justifying terrorism, stoking Nazism

The Jerusalem Post conducted an in-depth report into the German newspaper’s coverage in 2017 of Israel and Jews.

Protesters attend a rally against anti-Semitism in Frankfurt August 31, 2014.

Germany's cabinet slammed for favoring meetings with predominantly left-wing NGOs

"A dialogue should also consist of talks with positions that one does not share," says Green Party MP

Chancellor Angela Merkel and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrive for a news conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, April 19, 2016.

Germany's Heckler & Koch to stop selling guns to Israel

Weapons manufacturer report says it won't sell its guns to active war zones.

A man holds a G 36 KA rifle manufactured by Heckler & Koch

A momentous test for the Germany-Israel alliance

The two countries' relations are strained.

Netanyahu (L) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel address a news conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, February 16, 2016