Germany israel relations

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.

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.
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

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


German FM hosts Iranian official calling for Israel's destruction

New anti-Israel scandal triggers outrage among human rights NGOs.

German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel attends a conference in Tehran, Iran October 3, 2016.

Berlin social democratic party declares BDS antisemitic

Politicians engulfed in anti-Israel hatred.

BDS activists in Berlin.

May 10, 2017: Two truisms

With regard to “German president: Critics are not traitors’” (May 8), this is certainly true.

Letters

Breaking the (German) Silence

The Jerusalem Post

German president stresses special relationship with Israel, despite differences

Having come from Yad Vashem and its grim reminders, Steinmeier termed the current relationship of mutual trust between Israel and Germany as “miraculous.”

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier meeting with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin

German president visits Holocaust Memorial

Frank-Walter Steinmeier lays a wreath to honor Shoah victims while on official state visit to Israel.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier touches a wreath during a ceremony commemorating the six million Jews killed by the Nazis in the Holocaust, in the Hall of Remembrance at Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem

German president won’t meet with Breaking the Silence during Israel visit

The German president arrived to Israel Saturday night.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (left) is greated by minister-without-portfolio Ayoub Kara upon his arrival to Israel

Will Germany's president also choose Breaking the Silence over Netanyahu?

Outrage continues over foreign minister’s characterization of Holocaust.

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier attends the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's annual Convocation ceremony

Israel blames Germany for EU support of UNESCO anti-Israel resolution

Is Germany leading European support for the resolution attacking Israel's sovereignty over Jerusalem?

Angela Merkel and Sigmar Gabriel.

Analysis: Netanyahu's aggressive approach to foreign diplomacy

The PM’s decision to cancel a meeting with the German foreign minister is the most recent example of pushing back against what he views as shabby diplomatic treatment of Israel.

Sigmar Gabriel