Federal republic

September 17, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Prominent German Jews want JNF to close account with BDS-enabling bank

The German branch of the Jewish National Fund has been swept up in a widening antisemitism scandal because it won’t immediately close its account with the Bank for Social Economy that enabl...

August 16, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Top German Social Democrat Urges Bank to End Israel Boycott Support

Michaela Engelmeier, a member of the executive board of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, demanded that the Bank for Social Economy stop providing accounts to groups that support the Boycot...

July 23, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

German intelligence contradicts Merkel on Iran’s nuclear drive

A German intelligence report from the city-state of Hamburg said Iran’s regime is continuing to seek weapons of mass destruction, delivering another intelligence agency blow to Chancel...

June 28, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Analysis: How Gulf States can get Europe to Abandon Iran

The protests sweeping across Iran are a clear sign the country’s economy and its Islamic revolutionary system are ready to buckle. The Gulf states can play a critical role in stymi...

May 29, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Saudi Arabia stops new business with Germany over its pro-Iran policy

Riyadh pulled the plug on awarding government contracts to German companies, in a possible response to Berlin’s pro-Iranian regime polices and its accusation that the kingdom’s foreig...

May 7, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

New U.S. Ambassador to Germany calls on companies to end Iran trade

Richard Grenell, the newly confirmed US ambassador to Germany, said in an exclusive interview with Fox News on Thursday that German companies should stop trade with the Islamic Republic of Iran b...

April 26, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

How Trump and Merkel can fix the Iranian nuclear deal

When German Chancellor Angela Merkel meets with President Trump at the White House tomorrow, the looming deadline to waive sanctions against Iran will likely top the agenda. With the May 12 deadl...

April 24, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

German CEO: Israel should no longer rely on Germany for its existence

In an eye-popping commentary in the Die Welt newspaper last week, Mathias Döpfner, the pro-Israel CEO of the Axel Springer media conglomerate in Berlin, wrote that the Jew...

April 11, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

German company involved in Syrian chemical attacks defies U.S. warnings

After a Syrian photographer found parts made by German company the Krempel Group in the remains of Iranian-produced chemical rockets that gassed Syrian civilians in January and February, the firm...

April 2, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal

NGO Monitor urges Germany to halt antisemitic aid arm in Gaza, West Bank

The Jerusalem-based NGO Monitor called on the German government on Friday to immediately halt the activities and funding of its Corporation for International Cooperation operating in Jordan, the...

March 22, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal

Germany Stalls Iran Talks Over Labelling Hezbollah as Terrorists

Germany’s government tossed a wrench into the ongoing Iran nuclear talks with the United States, rejecting a US demand to designate the entire Hezbollah organization as terrorist and blamin...

February 28, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal

Fear of US Sanctions Ends German Companies Fueling Iranian FM’s Plane

Energy and oil companies refused to refuel Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif’s airplane ahead of his trip to the Munich Security Conference in mid-February to avoid violations of US sanc...

January 25, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal

France Sanctions Companies and Persons for Enabling Syria’s Chemical Warfare

The government of France sanctioned companies as well as 25 individuals for their role in aiding Syria’s chemical-weapons program, French media outlets reported on Tuesday. “...

December 14, 2017 | Benjamin Weinthal |

EU Parliament Calls On Tehran to End Ballistic Missile Program

The European Parliament, representing 28 member states, on Wednesday urged Tehran not to engage in nuclear missile-related activity that violates Security Council Resolution 2231. The EU...

December 5, 2017 | Benjamin Weinthal

Victims’ Families On 2016 Attack: Germany Failed Us

The family members of the 12 murder victims from last December’s Christmas terror attack, which included the Israeli Dalia Elyakim, published a blistering open letter to German Chancellor A...

December 4, 2017 | Benjamin Weinthal |

German University Town Under Fire For Boycott Activity Against Israel

The Simon Wiesenthal Center, the Jerusalem-based NGO Monitor and pro-Israel advocates in Germany have expressed their disgust and outrage at the southern German city of Heidelberg for its activit...

October 24, 2017 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Hezbollah-Aligned German Center Declares ‘Resistance’ Against Israel

The chairman of the Hezbollah-affiliated Islamic center Al Mahdi in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) urged his supporters to wage “resistance” against Israel on Saturd...

October 18, 2017 | Benjamin Weinthal |

German Officials: Iran Working To Build Nuclear-Armed Missiles

German security officials have accused the Iranian regime of pursuing its goal to build missiles armed with nuclear warheads, the Berlin daily Der Tagesspiegel reported. “...

October 16, 2017 | Benjamin Weinthal

Report: Hezbollah Militants Entered Germany Among Refugees

Hezbollah combatants have entered Germany since mid-2015 as part of the wave of refugees from the Middle East, according to a German intelligence report reviewed by The Jerusalem Post. T...

September 27, 2017 | Benjamin Weinthal |

What Does Today’s German Election Mean For Israel?

The German federal election on Sunday has tremendous significance for Israel, largely because the Federal Republic is one of Israel’s most important allies within the European Union....