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 Chancellor Angela Merkel "does not support" the decision by US President Donald Trump to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, her spokesman said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20171207/merkel-does-not-support-trumps-jerusalem-announcement Thu, 07 Dec 2017 09:38:54 +0100 merkel-does-not-support-trumps-jerusalem-announcement Update: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has threatened to cancel talks set for Tuesday with German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel over the visiting diplomat's plan to also meet rights groups critical of Israel's government. https://www.thelocal.de/20170425/german-minister-ruffles-israeli-feathers-with-plans-to-meet-rights-groups Tue, 25 Apr 2017 11:44:26 +0200 german-minister-ruffles-israeli-feathers-with-plans-to-meet-rights-groups A politician from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has come in for criticism and mockery after she tweeted about Berlin honouring victims of the recent truck attack in Jerusalem.. https://www.thelocal.de/20170111/far-right-politician-under-fire-for-tweet-about-israeli-terror-victims Wed, 11 Jan 2017 17:16:25 +0100 far-right-politician-under-fire-for-tweet-about-israeli-terror-victims A leading member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) has accused Israel of exploiting German friendship, as Spiegel claimed Berlin is becoming ‘sceptical’ about its relationship with the Jewish state. https://www.thelocal.de/20160502/israel-exploiting-german-friendship-govt-insider Mon, 02 May 2016 10:46:05 +0200 israel-exploiting-german-friendship-govt-insider