https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Germany and Italy on Tuesday rebuffed calls to suspend an EU cooperation deal with Israel, despite rising anger over the war in Lebanon and the situation in the West Bank. https://www.thelocal.de/20260421/germany-and-italy-reject-suspending-eu-israel-cooperation-deal Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:56:42 +0200 germany-and-italy-reject-suspending-eu-israel-cooperation-deal Germany's foreign minister is urging Israel to limit its offensive actions in Lebanon after Israeli leadership has said that the US-Iran ceasefire doesn't apply there. https://www.thelocal.de/20260408/germany-calls-on-israel-to-limit-lebanon-campaign-to-self-defence Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:58:04 +0200 germany-calls-on-israel-to-limit-lebanon-campaign-to-self-defence Germany's Chancellor said he 'would have advised against US-Israel war on Iran on Wednesday while the Foreign Minister cautioned against a growing crisis if the conflict is not de-escalated. https://www.thelocal.de/20260318/germany-would-have-advised-against-us-israel-war-on-iran Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:54:35 +0100 germany-would-have-advised-against-us-israel-war-on-iran The German Chancellor continues to voice strong support for the US and Israel as they continue to wage war against Iran's Islamic Republic, but has voiced concern around the fact that it will impact the economy. https://www.thelocal.de/20260309/germanys-merz-concerned-as-mideast-drives-up-energy-prices Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:05:32 +0100 germanys-merz-concerned-as-mideast-drives-up-energy-prices Germany's foreign ministry on Friday "urgently" advised nationals not to go to Israel as it sharpened its travel advice over increasing tensions in the Middle East, as airline Lufthansa announced Saturday it has cancelled it flights to and from Tel Aviv, Beirut, Amman, Erbil and Tehran. https://www.thelocal.de/20260228/germany-advises-urgently-against-travel-to-israel Sat, 28 Feb 2026 08:20:19 +0100 germany-advises-urgently-against-travel-to-israel Germany maintains a 'special responsibility' to the state of Israel and expects its citizens to embody that. Here's a look at how certain statements, and even social media activity, can endanger a dual-nationals' citizenship status. https://www.thelocal.de/20260203/when-can-german-citizenship-be-revoked-for-statements-against-israel Tue, 03 Feb 2026 14:56:19 +0100 when-can-german-citizenship-be-revoked-for-statements-against-israel German Chancellor Friedrich Merz flew into Israel Saturday for his first visit since taking office, and reaffirmed Berlin's support after traditionally solid ties between the countries were shaken by the Gaza war. https://www.thelocal.de/20251207/in-jerusalem-merz-reaffirms-germanys-support-for-israel Sun, 07 Dec 2025 09:55:19 +0100 in-jerusalem-merz-reaffirms-germanys-support-for-israel In August Germany had announced that it would stop sending weapons that could be used in the Gaza strip as international backlash against Israel's offensive reached a breaking point. Now government leaders say arms can once again be sent there. https://www.thelocal.de/20251117/germany-to-lift-curbs-on-arms-exports-to-israel Mon, 17 Nov 2025 13:36:06 +0100 germany-to-lift-curbs-on-arms-exports-to-israel Germany will halt the export of military equipment to Israel which could be used in the Gaza Strip, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday, reacting to Israel's plan to take control of Gaza City. https://www.thelocal.de/20250808/germany-suspends-arms-exports-to-israel-for-use-in-gaza Fri, 08 Aug 2025 16:14:59 +0200 germany-suspends-arms-exports-to-israel-for-use-in-gaza German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said Thursday that the humanitarian situation in Gaza was 'beyond imagination', ramping up the pressure on Israel to act quickly as criticism mounts over the devastating war. https://www.thelocal.de/20250801/germanys-foreign-minister-says-gaza-crisis-beyond-imagination Fri, 01 Aug 2025 10:20:13 +0200 germanys-foreign-minister-says-gaza-crisis-beyond-imagination Germany said Friday it had 'no plans to recognise a Palestinian state in the short term,' after President Emmanuel Macron said France intended to do so in September. https://www.thelocal.de/20250725/germany-says-no-plans-to-recognise-palestine-in-short-term Fri, 25 Jul 2025 16:53:22 +0200 germany-says-no-plans-to-recognise-palestine-in-short-term Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said Thursday that recognising a Palestinian state at the moment would send 'the wrong signal'. https://www.thelocal.de/20250605/german-foreign-minister-says-recognising-palestinian-state-would-send-wrong-signal Thu, 05 Jun 2025 17:28:06 +0200 german-foreign-minister-says-recognising-palestinian-state-would-send-wrong-signal Israeli President Issac Herzog will visit Germany on Monday to mark 60 years of relations with the country that perpetrated the Holocaust, at a time when ties are complicated by Israel's alleged war crimes in the Gaza Strip. https://www.thelocal.de/20250512/germany-and-israel-mark-60-years-of-ties-as-gaza-war-casts-shadow Mon, 12 May 2025 10:41:52 +0200 germany-and-israel-mark-60-years-of-ties-as-gaza-war-casts-shadow Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz held his first call in office with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, discussing the Gaza war and Middle East tensions, Berlin said Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20250510/german-chancellor-merz-has-first-phone-call-with-netanyahu Sat, 10 May 2025 17:39:57 +0200 german-chancellor-merz-has-first-phone-call-with-netanyahu Against the backdrop of the brutal war in Gaza, Berlin has partnered with the city of Tel Aviv in a gesture of solidarity with Israel. Why has the move been taken now - and how has it been received in the multi-cultural German capital? https://www.thelocal.de/20250507/why-berlin-and-tel-aviv-have-become-twin-cities Wed, 07 May 2025 14:30:11 +0200 why-berlin-and-tel-aviv-have-become-twin-cities German airline group Lufthansa said Monday it had suspend its services to Beirut until August 5th after Israel threatened reprisals for a deadly rocket strike launched from Lebanon. https://www.thelocal.de/20240729/germanys-lufthansa-halts-beirut-flights-as-israel-tensions-rise Mon, 29 Jul 2024 13:46:57 +0200 germanys-lufthansa-halts-beirut-flights-as-israel-tensions-rise Foreigners who want to naturalise as Germans will soon have to tackle a range of new questions that are being added to the citizenship test. Here's what to expect. https://www.thelocal.de/20240327/revealed-the-new-questions-being-added-to-germanys-citizenship-test Wed, 27 Mar 2024 10:10:47 +0100 revealed-the-new-questions-being-added-to-germanys-citizenship-test German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will travel to Israel in the coming days to show solidarity in the wake of the deadly attack by Hamas militants on October 7th, German media reported Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20231016/german-chancellor-scholz-to-visit-israel-as-early-as-tuesday Mon, 16 Oct 2023 13:14:50 +0200 german-chancellor-scholz-to-visit-israel-as-early-as-tuesday Germany will allow Israel to use two of its Heron TP combat drones and is considering a request from the Jewish state for ammunition for warships, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20231012/germany-allows-israel-to-use-two-of-its-combat-drones Thu, 12 Oct 2023 16:58:09 +0200 germany-allows-israel-to-use-two-of-its-combat-drones German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday evening called on his compatriots to show solidarity with the country's Jewish population and guarantee their safety, condemning incidents at pro-Palestinian rallies. https://www.thelocal.de/20231012/chancellor-scholz-urges-germans-to-guarantee-safety-of-jewish-population Thu, 12 Oct 2023 10:51:43 +0200 chancellor-scholz-urges-germans-to-guarantee-safety-of-jewish-population