Trump

Merkel 'does not support' Trump's Jerusalem announcement

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.

Israel

Netanyahu cancels talks with Germany over minister's meeting with rights groups

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.

jerusalem

Far-right politician under fire for tweet about Israeli terror victims

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..

Israel

Israel ‘exploiting’ German friendship: govt insider

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.