Germany

Berlin:

Police use dogs against anti-Israel protesters

Police in Berlin have begun to use dogs to disperse anti-Israel protests which the mayor says have crossed the line.

Germany:

Special forces arrest man who planned attack on Israeli embassy

The arrest was based on foreign intelligence, although German authorities would not say which country had alerted them to the plan.

Italy, Britain, France, Germany:

'Attacks against UNIFIL are against international law'

Italy, Britain, France and Germany issue joint statement criticizing Israeli strikes which UN’s mission in Lebanon.

German Chancellor:

'We will increase our weapons deliveries to Israel'

Following criticism from opposition, Chancellor Olaf Scholz states that Germany is set to increase its weapons deliveries to Israel soon.

Germany: Nazi memorial stones stolen on October 7

German town’s memorial stones for Nazi victims are stolen on Oct. 7 anniversary, MP offers 1,000 euros to anyone with information leading to perpetrators' arrest.

Lebanon:

German journalist arrested after interviewing on Israeli channel

Bild war correspondent Paul Ronzheimer was arrested in Lebanon after interviewing with Kan News.

German official:

'We've faced a tsunami of antisemitism since October 7'

German antisemitism czar says open and aggressive antisemitism has been stronger than at any time since 1945, both in Germany and worldwide.

Court in Germany:

Slogan 'From the river to the sea' is illegal

The Court of Administrative Affairs in Dusseldorf approves the decision of the city police that the anti-Israel slogan is prohibited and illegal.

Rise in Terrorism:

Germany fighting illegal immigration

Germany places police and military forces on borders and checks anyone entering the country, to increase fight against entry of illegal immigrants.

Pro Iran and Hezbollah

Germany deports head of Islamic Center Hamburg

Mohammad Hadi Mofatteh who was described as "one of Germany's most prominent Islamists," has reportedly left the country and can face up to three years in jail if he returns.

Germany:

Woman assaulted for wearing 'Bring them home now' T-shirt

Muslim man grabs woman's shirt, demand she take it off, knocks out husband's tooth because he was angered at the sight of a shirt supporting the hostages held by Hamas.

Attack on Munich consulate:

Devices seized at shooter's home

Authorities seize electronic devices from home of Austrian involved in a shooting near Israel's consulate in Munich, Germany. No weapons or ISIS group propaganda found.

Report:

Iran recruited European criminals to attack Jewish targets

According to Der Spiegel, a terror cell, led by a wealthy drug dealer, was contracted by the Islamic Republic and already committed arson attacks and spied on targets associated with Israel.

Germany:

Attempted terrorist attack outside Israeli Consulate; no injuries

Shots fired near Israeli consulate in Munich. No casualties. Lone shooter neutralized. Incident occurrs on anniversary of 1972 Munich Olympics attack, in which 11 Israeli athletes were murdered.

Germany: AfD party projected to win elections in Thuringia

Election results are a 'clear wake-up call to the centrist parties in Germany to listen to the real concerns and fears of the people,' Conference of European Rabbis' Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt says.

Berlin Holocaust memorial vandalized with antisemitic graffiti

In Germany, a Holocaust memorial commemorating non-Jewish women who protested deportation of their Jewish relatives is vandalized with anti-Israel graffiti. 'Simply unacceptable.'

Germany to deport leader of banned Islamic center in Hamburg

Former director of Hamburg Islamic Center, which was raided five weeks ago due to links to Iran and Hezbollah, ordered to leave Germany within 14 days.

Germany:

Suspect in festival stabbing identifies with ISIS

Syrian man ordered held on suspicion of murder and membership in a terrorist organization in connection with knife attack in Solingen that left three dead and eight wounded.

ISIS claims responsibility

Police arrest suspect in knife rampage in Germany

Police in Germany arrest man suspected of stabbing rampage in Solingen which killed three and wounded eight.

Germany:

Three dead, four wounded in knife attack in city of Solingen

Three dead and four seriously wounded as "Arab-looking man" stabs people with a knife at a festival in German city of Solingen. Security forces are pursuing the assailant.

Germany:

Court upholds conviction of former secretary at Nazi camp

Irmgard Furchner, 99-year-old former secretary at Stutthof camp, loses appeal against her 2022 conviction for complicity in the murder of over 10,000 people.

Over cooperation with Nazis

Famous German biscuit company apologizes

Germany’s Bahlsen biscuit empire apologizes after report finds that the company used several times more forced laborers than previously thought during the Nazi period.

Community working to support family after Munich cantor killed

Prominent German cantor and opera singer is killed in what police say was a family dispute.

Iranian Pres. rebuffs German chancellor's call to de-escalate

Masoud Pezeshkian insists Iran has the right to 'respond to aggressors' in phone conversation with German leader Olaf Scholz. 'Iran will never give in to pressure.'

Israeli, German, defense ministers discuss Iran threat

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant speaks with German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, discussing threats posed by Iran. 'Free world must come together against biggest destabilizer.'

Four arrested in Spain and Germany over drones to Hezbollah

Three people arrested in Spain, one more in Germany, on suspicion of belonging to a network that supplied Hezbollah terrorist organization with parts to build kamikaze drones to be used against Israel.

Germany:

Lebanese man arrested over procuring drones for Hezbollah

German authorities arrest Lebanese man accused of being a member of Hezbollah and procuring drone components that were to be exported for use in attacks against Israel.

Potsdam:

German state capital gets first freestanding synagogue

Four congregations will share a new synagogue in the heart of Potsdam, Germany.

Israeli, German navies sign 2-year working plan for cooperation

Working plan signed by RADM Ulrich Reineke, Director of Plans and Policy on behalf of the German Navy, and RADM Guy Goldfarb, Deputy Commander in Chief and Chief of Staff on behalf of the Israeli Navy.

German politician fined for using banned Nazi phrase

Björn Höcke, far-right German politician, is fined again for using a banned Nazi phrase.

German academics:

‘No place for antisemitism at universities!’

Hundreds of German professors denounced antisemitism in academia and called out against: 'the display of terror symbols, the denial of Israel's right to exist, and any acts of violence or destruction on university premises.'

'Serious violation of int'l law'

Germany condemns Israel's regulation of communities

Germany condemns Israel’s move to regulate five communities in Judea and Samaria, part of measures approved by the Cabinet in response to the PA's steps against Israel.

Outrage in Germany:

Last known surviving Nazi camp guard ruled unfit to face trial

Outrage in Germany as last known surviving Nazi concentration camp guard, age 99, 'who helped to murder 3,300 in gas chambers and horrifying medical experiments’ is ruled unfit to face trial.

Amid concerns over a war

Germany and Netherlands call on their citizens to leave Lebanon

Germany and the Netherlands follow in the footsteps of Canada, urge their citizens to leave Lebanon.

Germany:

'Nazi grandma' sentenced to another 16 months

Ursula Haverbeck, who has been jailed several times for denying the Holocaust, convicted in latest trial of denying the Nazi genocide on several occasions, including in 2015.

Worrying Report:

83% increase in antisemitic incidents in Germany

The number of antisemitic attacks in Germany in 2023 surged by 83% compared to the previous year.

German FM: Israel's security 'paramount' for my country

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock speaks at Herzliya Conference, stresses, 'Hamas started this war and it must end this horror.'

Vogue cover model is 102-year-old Holocaust survivor

102-year-old Holocaust survivor Margot Friedländer is Vogue Germany’s latest cover model.

Germany: New gov't report notes sharp increase in antisemitism

German government reports rise in extremist crimes, partly due to Israel-Hamas war.

Germany:

Dozens detained during anti-Israel protests in Berlin

Police in Berlin detain a total of 69 people at pro-Palestinian Arab protests involving several hundred demonstrators.

Germany:

Iraqi man who plotted attacks for ISIS arrested

Iraqi man who is accused of standing by to carry out attacks for ISIS after he arrived in Germany arrested near Stuttgart.

Ahead of Euro match:

German police shoot man who threatened them with weapons

German police shoot man who threatened officers with a sledgehammer and an incendiary device on the sidelines of a Euro 2024 soccer fan parade in Hamburg.

'A further escalation':

France, Germany, Britain condemn Iran's latest nuclear steps

France, Germany and Britain condemn Iran following latest IAEA reports which found it is further expanding its nuclear program.

Germany:

'Nazi grandma' again on trial for Holocaust denial

German Holocaust denier Ursula Haverbeck, 95, on trial in Hamburg for incitement to hatred, over 2014 comments denying the Holocaust.

German gov't allocates a record $1.5b in Holocaust reparations

German Holocaust reparations increase again this year, but plateau expected as survivors perish.

Germany:

Anti-terrorism unit investigating knife attack that killed cop

Anti-terrorism prosecutors in Germany take over investigation into Friday’s knife attack in Mannheim that killed a police officer.

European powers seek to censure Iran at IAEA

Britain, France and Germany submit resolution to International Atomic Energy Agency’s Board of Governors, censuring Iran over its lack of cooperation with the agency.

Israel supporters from Germany stage musical about the Exodus

Germans who love Israel, including grandchildren of Nazis, staged a musical in Jerusalem about the immigration ship Exodus, during which a couple who were children onboard came on stage.

Three injured in Germany stabbing attack

Muslim immigrant goes on stabbing spree in western Germany, stabs police officer in the neck.

Pro-Palestinian Arab protesters disrupt German Foreign Minister

Pro-Palestinian Arab demonstrators disrupt citizens' forum featuring Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, accuse her government of one-sidedness in the Gaza war.

Germany and Portugal:

'Now is not the time to recognize a Palestinian state'

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro say the time is not ripe to recognize a Palestinian state, after three other European countries did so.

Synagogue attack foiled in Germany

German authorities arrest two men suspected of plotting a knife attack on worshippers at a synagogue in the city of Heidelberg.

Germany:

Pro-Palestinian Arab demonstrators cleared from Berlin university

German police clear about 150 pro-Palestinian Arab demonstrators from the Humboldt University’s Institute for Social Sciences in downtown Berlin.

Germany:

'We respect ICC independence, reject Israel-Hamas equivalence'

German government reacts to ICC prosecutor's decision to seek arrest warrants against Hamas and Israeli leader, praises the former while questioning the latter.

In the face of antisemitism:

In Germany, Jewish teens come together for mutual support

Before Eden Golan sang at Eurovision, Jewish teens from across Germany performed at Jewrovision.

Anti-Israel protests expanding:

"Human chain" against Israel in Europe

Police in Berlin and Amsterdam dispersed anti-Israel student protests. Tent camps were set up in Finland, Denmark, Italy, Spain, France and Britain against Israel.

The warning of the 102-year-old Holocaust survivor

The warning of the 102-year-old Holocaust survivor at the German Film Awards Ceremony

Berlin:

Neo-Nazis attack Jewish passerby

Two neo-Nazis verbally attack Jewish man in Biesdorf quarter, do Nazi salute as a tribute to Hitler.

Nicaragua lawsuit:

ICJ will not order to halt German arms to Israel

International Court of Justice rejects request by Nicaragua to issue Germany emergency orders to desist selling arms to Israel.

Angry mob forces European ambassadors from Palestinian university

Dozens of Palestinians violently expelled the German and Portuguese ambassadors during their visit to Birzeit University.