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Forensics investigate at the scene after a shooting in central Hanau, Germany Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. Eight people were killed in shootings in the German city of Hanau on Wednesday evening, authorities said. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
February 20, 2020, 2:44 pm
German Jewish leaders concerned after Hanau shooting leaves at least nine dead
Board of Deputies expresses 'deepest sympathies' with the victims of Hanau incident, as Angela Merkel cancels trip to Halle, which was the scene of an antisemitic attack last year
By Jewish News Reporter and JTA
Forensics investigate at the scene after a shooting in central Hanau, Germany Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. Eight people were killed in shootings in the German city of Hanau on Wednesday evening, authorities said. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
From the WebFebruary 20, 2020, 11:15 am
Jewish leaders concerned after German shooting attack leaves at least nine dead
Board of Deputies expresses 'deepest sympathies' with the victims of Hanau incident, as Angela Merkel cancels trip to Halle, which was the scene of an antisemitic attack last year
By Jewish News Reporter and JTA
The Brandenburg Gate, icon of Berlin and Germany
January 22, 2020, 11:05 am
Jewish government worker in Berlin was subjected to antisemitic harassment
Man was reportedly insulted, with colleagues calling him a “Jewish pig” and derogatory phrases about migrants from Muslim countries
By JTA
Hezbollah supporters in Beruit (Credit Image: PROPA Images/ZUMAPRESS.com)
December 20, 2019, 1:27 pm
German parliament urges government to ban Hezbollah
Members of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition led the Bundestag push on a measure that is likely to be enacted in the coming months
By JTA
Election poster of the 'Alternative for Germany' party in local elections at Schleswig-Holstein, 2018. The text says: "Islam doesn't belong to Germany", "Freedom of the woman ist not negotiable!" (Wikipedia/Author: Rosenkohl)
September 4, 2019, 1:50 pm
Far-right German AfD party makes large gains in two state elections
Populist Alternative for Germany took second place in states of Brandenburg and Saxony with 23.5  and 27.5 percent
By JTA
Bombing of Argentina’s AMIA Jewish centre 
July 25, 2019, 3:45 pm
AMIA bombing commemorated on 25th anniversary
Memorials took place throughout Argentina and across the world to mark a quarter of a century since the devastating attack.
By Jenni Frazer
The Brandenburg Gate, icon of Berlin and Germany
February 14, 2019, 10:08 am
German Jews call for action after report shows antisemitic attacks rising
Tagesspiegel newspaper reports that 1,646 antisemitic crimes were registered in 2018, up from 1,504 in 2017
By Jewish News Reporter
Benjamin Netanyahu with Angela Merkel during her state visit to Israel in 2018. (Credit: Israeli PM / Benjamin Netanyahu on Twitter.)
December 11, 2018, 11:56 am
Report claims Israel is pressuring Germany to end funding for BDS groups
Newspaper Tageszeitung obtained a copy of seven-page letter sent to Angela Merkel urging Germany to 'review its funding guidelines' for anti-Israel organisations
By JTA
IsraAID program in Germany
October 26, 2018, 3:37 pm
Angela Merkel to give Israeli aid charity top German honour for helping refugees
IsraAid will receive Integration Award for its 'bridge building' project, which provides support for refugee women living in shelters
Police on patrol at a previous pro-Palestinian protest in Germany
January 8, 2018, 9:36 am
German bill would allow expulsion of migrants who espouse anti-Semitism
Christian Democratic Union proposes legislation to tackle hate crime and those who 'reject Jewish life in Germany'
By JTA
ICE 3 (Class 406) on the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed line
November 1, 2017, 10:08 am
Germany’s railway triggers anger for naming trains after Anne Frank
Deutsche Bahn calls several of its vehicles after the famous Holocaust-era diarist who was murdered by the Nazis
By JTA
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
March 6, 2017, 9:52 am
Turkey’s president Erdogan accuses Germany of ‘Nazi practices’
Erdogan hit out after a local authority in south-west Germany prevented a Turkish minister from addressing a rally
By Jewish News Reporter
Members of the AfD during their first convention in 2013 in Berlin
September 6, 2016, 10:34 am
German Jewish leader: Rise of far right is ‘nightmare come true’
Ultra-nationalist party 'Alternative for Germany' finished second in Chancellor Angela Merkel's home state
By Jewish News Reporter and JTA
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