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's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said early Sunday she was "relieved" over the release of a second group of Hamas hostages, including four German-Israelis. https://www.thelocal.de/20231126/berlin-relieved-by-release-of-hamas-hostages-including-4-german-israelis Sun, 26 Nov 2023 09:57:01 +0100 berlin-relieved-by-release-of-hamas-hostages-including-4-german-israelis German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Saturday he was "deeply shocked" by the "terrible" attacks in Jerusalem. https://www.thelocal.de/20230128/germanys-scholz-shocked-by-terrible-jerusalem-attacks Sat, 28 Jan 2023 15:20:19 +0100 germanys-scholz-shocked-by-terrible-jerusalem-attacks A former Israeli soldier was attacked in the German capital Berlin, police said Saturday, with one or several unknown assailants spraying him with an irritant and throwing him to the ground. https://www.thelocal.de/20211010/former-israeli-soldier-attacked-on-berlin-street Sun, 10 Oct 2021 11:26:05 +0200 former-israeli-soldier-attacked-on-berlin-street German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday warned against any show of anti-Semitic or racist behaviour ahead of expected weekend pro-Palestinian rallies in the wake of days of fighting in the Middle East. https://www.thelocal.de/20210522/germanys-chancellor-merkel-warns-on-anti-semitism-ahead-of-gaza-protests Sat, 22 May 2021 17:55:33 +0200 germanys-chancellor-merkel-warns-on-anti-semitism-ahead-of-gaza-protests The German government said Wednesday it is banning three groups close to Hezbollah, the Lebanese movement that opposes Israel, against the backdrop of the current military escalation in the Middle East. https://www.thelocal.de/20210519/germany-bans-three-groups-close-to-hezbollah Wed, 19 May 2021 12:02:06 +0200 germany-bans-three-groups-close-to-hezbollah Germany on Friday said rockets fired by Hamas at Israel amount to "terrorist attacks" and warned it would not tolerate "anti-Semitic" demonstrations on its own soil as the conflict intensified in the Middle East. https://www.thelocal.de/20210514/germany-slams-anti-semitic-demos-and-hamas-terrorist-attacks Fri, 14 May 2021 16:18:57 +0200 germany-slams-anti-semitic-demos-and-hamas-terrorist-attacks Germany's Jewish community on Wednesday urged the country to ramp up protection after Israeli flags were burnt in front of synagogues amid escalating Israeli-Palestinian violence. https://www.thelocal.de/20210512/germanys-jews-call-for-protection-amid-israel-palestinian-clashes Wed, 12 May 2021 13:59:49 +0200 germanys-jews-call-for-protection-amid-israel-palestinian-clashes German Chancellor Angela Merkel extended her "heartfelt sympathy" to Israel for the massive stampede at a densely packed Jewish pilgrimage site that killed at least 44 people on Friday, her spokesman said. https://www.thelocal.de/20210430/merkel-sends-heartfelt-sympathy-to-israel-for-deadly-stampede Fri, 30 Apr 2021 14:48:31 +0200 merkel-sends-heartfelt-sympathy-to-israel-for-deadly-stampede Israeli combat pilots and their German counterparts will on Tuesday honour Holocaust victims with a symbolic flyover of Dachau concentration camp, as they carry out their first joint military exercises in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20200818/in-symbolic-first-israeli-fighter-pilots-train-in-germany Tue, 18 Aug 2020 11:29:12 +0200 in-symbolic-first-israeli-fighter-pilots-train-in-germany German airline giant Lufthansa said Thursday it was cancelling all flights to Israel until March 28th, after the Jewish state barred entry to almost all non-resident arrivals from five European nations including Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20200305/lufthansa-cancels-all-israel-flights-over-virus-restrictions Thu, 05 Mar 2020 15:50:09 +0100 lufthansa-cancels-all-israel-flights-over-virus-restrictions The "evil spirits" of hatred and anti-Semitism are re-emerging, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier warned Wednesday in a Berlin speech marking 75 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp. https://www.thelocal.de/20200129/past-evils-are-returning-german-president-warns-at-holocaust-event Wed, 29 Jan 2020 12:50:17 +0100 past-evils-are-returning-german-president-warns-at-holocaust-event The director of Berlin's Jewish Museum resigned on Friday amid controversy over a tweet sent linking to an article that criticised the German parliament for passing legislation against the BDS movement, which demands a boycott of Israel. https://www.thelocal.de/20190615/berlin-jewish-museum-head-quits-after-controversial-tweet Sat, 15 Jun 2019 09:01:17 +0200 berlin-jewish-museum-head-quits-after-controversial-tweet Israeli President Reuven Rivlin said on Sunday that Germany's warning to Jews on the dangers of wearing the traditional kippah cap were a "capitulation to anti-Semitism" and evidence Jews were unsafe there. https://www.thelocal.de/20190526/israel-president-says-jews-unsafe-in-germany Sun, 26 May 2019 16:25:28 +0200 israel-president-says-jews-unsafe-in-germany A recently uncovered signature in a guestbook has shed new light on a Nazi's visit to Jerusalem in 1933, and Israel's National Library is highlighting the find for Holocaust Remembrance Day. https://www.thelocal.de/20190502/history-isnt-black-and-white-guestbook-sheds-light-on-senior-nazis-zionist-link Thu, 02 May 2019 16:09:18 +0200 history-isnt-black-and-white-guestbook-sheds-light-on-senior-nazis-zionist-link German police were on Sunday investigating an anti-Semitic tweet sent to an Israeli football player during a second division game in Berlin, in an incident that has provoked widespread outrage. https://www.thelocal.de/20190310/german-police-probe-anti-semitic-tweet-against-israeli-footballer Sun, 10 Mar 2019 12:41:28 +0100 german-police-probe-anti-semitic-tweet-against-israeli-footballer German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Israel's Holocaust memorial on Thursday and spoke of her country's "everlasting responsibility" to remember the tragedy and oppose anti-Semitism. https://www.thelocal.de/20181004/germany-has-everlasting-responsibility-to-combat-anti-semitism-merkel Thu, 04 Oct 2018 11:08:10 +0200 germany-has-everlasting-responsibility-to-combat-anti-semitism-merkel German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday as they seek to publicly brush past their list of differences and promote cooperation between their countries. https://www.thelocal.de/20181004/merkel-netanyahu-seek-to-brush-past-differences-for-israel-talks Thu, 04 Oct 2018 10:46:24 +0200 merkel-netanyahu-seek-to-brush-past-differences-for-israel-talks The world reacted with horror to violence on Israel's border. The Local asked experts about the impact it could have on the close relationship between Berlin and Tel Aviv. https://www.thelocal.de/20180515/will-the-killings-in-gaza-affect-german-israeli-relations Tue, 15 May 2018 18:08:05 +0200 will-the-killings-in-gaza-affect-german-israeli-relations The latest escalation of hostilities in the Middle East involving Iran and Israel is a matter of "war and peace" for the region, German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180510/latest-mideast-escalation-is-matter-of-war-and-peace-merkel Thu, 10 May 2018 15:07:10 +0200 latest-mideast-escalation-is-matter-of-war-and-peace-merkel The Holocaust largely ended Jewish cultural life in Germany. But as ever more Israelis move to Berlin, a growing cultural movement is helping create a new Jewish diaspora with a distinctly Hebrew edge. https://www.thelocal.de/20180430/the-israeli-intellectuals-making-berlin-more-hebrew-than-ever-before Mon, 30 Apr 2018 12:01:27 +0200 the-israeli-intellectuals-making-berlin-more-hebrew-than-ever-before