Germany israel relations

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

The firing tests mark the first successful firing of the popular missile from an unmanned ground platform

Diehl Defence UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle) Ziesel
People stand in front of the Arrow 3 system during an event of the German Air Force at the Annaburger Heide Air Base in Schoenewalde/Holzdorf, eastern Germany, December 3, 2025

Ex-IDF air defense chief: Arrow-3 protecting Germany defies imagination after Holocaust

Israeli President Isaac Herzog (R) and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (L) at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, December 6, 2025.

WATCH: Herzog, German Chancellor Merz discuss final Gaza hostage, Arrow 3 exchange in Jerusalem

 VISITORS VIEW a model of the Arrow 3 interceptor missile on display at an aerospace conference in Jerusalem.

Defense Ministry D-G Baram flies to Germany to unveil Israeli-made Arrow missile defense system


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

Netanyahu slams German FM for insulting victims of Holocaust

"I don't welcome diplomats from other countries who visit Israel and at the same time meet organizations that call our soldiers war criminals," Netanyahu said in a Bild interview.

Netanyahu and Gabriel

Analysis: Germany’s Social Democrats pivot toward PLO and Iran

Gabriel is, of course, no stranger to slashing language that assaults Israel’s raison d’être, namely, political Zionism.

Sigmar Gabriel

The unacceptable behavior of the German foreign minister

We would expect more sensitive behavior from a German minister, especially one who regards himself as a potential future leader of his nation.

Sigmar Gabriel

Does Netanyahu's new leftist litmus test waste diplomatic capital?

Netanyahu’s decision to open up this battle front could be seen as one more push toward a “my way or the highway” autocratic leadership type.

Netanyahu and Gabriel