Jews in germany

A dangerous habit: Legislating hatred one step at a time - opinion

Britain’s wider policy choices also deserve scrutiny. The government has placed restrictions on certain materials connected to Israel’s defense while deciding to admit more people from Gaza.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz makes a statement on the situation in the Middle East, after Israel and the US launched strikes on Iran, at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, March 1, 2026.
German Chancellor and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party leader, Friedrich Merz, walks to attend a press conference, after the state elections, in Berlin, Germany, September 21, 2026.

'Unrestrained antisemitism': German politicians, Jewish leaders warn over Left Party’s rise

German police officers stand guard, July 26, 2026 in Berlin, Germany. Ilustrative.

Berlin woman attacked with broken glass bottle for wearing Star of David necklace, police say

A supporter of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party holds a German flag as she attends AfD top candidate Ulrich Siegmund's campaign event ahead of the upcoming Saxony-Anhalt state elections in Magdeburg, Germany, September 4, 2026. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

What AfD's election victory in Germany's Saxony-Anhalt could mean for Jewish life - analysis


A German-Israeli love story

Author and journalist Katharina Hoeftmann opens up about leaving Germany and raising her Jewish family in Tel Aviv.

The result of a life-changing meeting in Goa, India: Katharina Hoeftmann with husband Nahum and son Ari

Wiesenthal Center accuses German Left of 'fulfilling tradition of hate'

The center said an anti-Israel resolution is part of the “antisemitic, anti-Zionist elements” of the German Left.

German Left Party, 2014.

Iranian Terrorist Force spying on Israelis and Jews in Germany - intel

The 363-page intelligence report, which covers a range of security threats to the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, referenced Iran’s regime 16 times and Lebanese entity Hezbollah 21 times.

Hezbollah flags at Al-Quds Day March

German site aims to help in reporting and response to antisemitism

Kelin emphasized that "the state cannot do everything," urging "the courage of civil society" to join the fight.

People wear kippas as they attend a demonstration in front of a Jewish synagogue, to denounce an anti-Semitic attack on a young man wearing a kippa in the capital earlier this month, in Berlin, Germany, April 25, 2018.

German Jews demand ban on Hezbollah after kippah warning

Merkel's gov't has refused to outlaw the terrorist entity

People wear kippas as they attend a demonstration in front of a Jewish synagogue, to denounce an anti-Semitic attack on a young man wearing a kippa in the capital earlier this month, in Berlin, Germany, April 25, 2018.

Germany sees 20% rise in anti-Semitic crime in 2018, blames far right

Anti-Semitic crime rose by almost 20% in Germany last year, the interior minister said on Tuesday, blaming most incidents on individuals espousing far-right world views.

German Federal Interior Minister Horst Seehofer and Holger Muench, Chief Commissioner of Germany's Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) Federal Crime Office, attend a news conference on politically motivated crimes in Berlin, Germany, May 14, 2019.

Berlin – Europe’s antisemitism capital

The German government that resides there has in recent years allowed hundreds of thousands of antisemites from Muslim countries to immigrate without selection.

A woman holds a sign which reads "Boycott Israel" in front of symbolic coffins while attending a demonstration supporting Palestine, in Berlin August 1, 2014. Israel launched its Gaza offensive on July 8 in response to a surge of rocket attacks by Gaza's dominant Hamas Islamists. Hamas said that Pal

German politician urges to cancel event with Malaysia due to antisemitism

In a statement issued by the social democratic politician Michaele Engelmeier, she called for a cancellation of sports events in Malaysia.

Volker Beck of Germany's environmental party Die Gruenen (The Greens), Berlin, 2017.

The fraught situation confronting Germany and German Jewry

The situation is complex. German Jews – who today include possibly as many as 30,000 Israelis – are overwhelmingly positive, while expressing concern at the emergence of the AfD.

Vic Alhadeff (right) with Dr Felix Klein, appointed by the German Government to devise a strategy to combat antisemitism

German Jewish students urge Munich university to cancel BDS talk

The event is titled “Israel, Palestine and the limits of what is sayable.”

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet in Munich, Germany, 2016.