Germany

Bus driver stops explosive-laden drone at major German NATO logistics hub

The drone was spotted at Germany's Leipzig/Halle, the main operational base for ​NATO's Strategic Airlift International Solution

|ByREUTERS
The empennages of a DHL cargo plane and Ukrainian Antonov cargo planes at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Schkeuditz, Germany, August 5, 2026
German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (R) speaks to the media during a news conference at Leipzig/Halle Airport on August 5, 2026 near Leipzig, Germany.

Germany faces daily 'hybrid warfare' attacks, minister warns after explosive drone found at airport

"We're not at war, but we are the daily target of hybrid warfare," Dobrindt said. "Espionage, sabotage, cyberattacks, or covert operations by foreign powers aimed at destabilizing Germany."

|ByREUTERS
COCHEM, GERMANY: Timber-framed houses from the 16th to 18th centuries, a charming town square, narrow lanes lined with cafes and souvenir shops, a riverside promenade, and Reichsburg Castle perched above all combine to create a fairytale setting.

Taly's Travel: Cruising the Rhine and Moselle the Gordon way

Travelers are shifting from single-destination vacations toward experiential journeys, moving from place to place based on their interests, says Gordon Travel Group CEO Shiri Gordon.

|ByTALY SHARON
A drone view shows people swimming near a sunken German warship from World War II, exposed due to low Danube River levels caused by drought and extreme heat, in Prahovo, Serbia, July 30, 2026.

Europe’s summer heatwave reveals Ice Age mammoth bones, sunken Nazi relics in receding Danube River

Near Opatovac, Croatia,receding water levels have also begun to reveal a shows the wreckage of the Hungarian cargo ship Fulton which sunk in the Danube in 1937 while transporting coal.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM, REUTERS

Elbit signs deal with German submarine manufacturer TMKS to expand ties between Israel, Germany

The latest deal will focus on advancing technological capabilities while simultaneously strengthening the strategic ties between Germany and Israel, Oliver Burkhard, CEO of TKMS, said in a statement.

MAY 23, 2026ByUDI ETZION
Logo of Israeli defence electronics firm Elbit Systems is seen at their offices in Haifa

Western powers condemn Israel for West Bank settlements, settler violence

The joint statement emphasized Israel's E1 settlement expansion project as a violation of international law.

MAY 22, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hebrew graffiti is seen on a wall in the Safa area of Surif village, north of Hebron in the West Bank on May 17, 2026.

Two men charged for plot to assassinate German Jewish leaders on behalf of Iran

Ali S. was charged with espionage, espionage for sabotage purposes, and attempted participation in murder and arson. Tawab M. was charged with attempted participation in murder.

MAY 21, 2026ByMICHAEL STARR
An illustrative silhouette of an intelligence agent handler with a backdrop of the Iranian flag.

Nova exhibit in hiding, death penalty filing, Eurovision boo: Inside the week in antisemitism

A memorial forced into hiding. A death penalty filing. A singer booed into second place. One week, three continents, and a pattern officials won't name.

MAY 21, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS
PEOPLE ATTEND a vigil organised by the Campaign Against Antisemitism and Chabad UK to honour victims of the Bondi attack in Sydney and mark the second night of Hanukkah, in London, Britain, December 15, 2025.

There is no ceasefire in Lebanon: IDF medic’s view from the front - opinion

We need to be able to conclusively defeat our foes and not have endless “ceasefires” that are not even worth the paper they are written on.

MAY 20, 2026ByTUVIA BOOK
Israeli soldiers are seen on the Israeli border with Lebanon, May 2, 2026.

Europe, Israel should launch commission with Trump’s help - opinion

President Trump ended eight conflicts, and the EU should ask him to lead a Truth and Reconciliation Commission that would halt the over 2,000-year-old European-Israeli conflict.

MAY 20, 2026ByGOL KALEV
The Simon of Trent blood libel: Illustration in Hartmann Schedel’s Weltchronik, 1493

Ancient blood libels continue to shape modern antisemitism - opinion

Antisemitic conspiracy theories have deep historical roots and continue to resurface, driving prejudice and violence against Jews today.

MAY 17, 2026ByROZ ROTHSTEIN
The Simon of Trent blood libel: Illustration in Hartmann Schedel’s Weltchronik, 1493

German court allows pro-Palestinian encampment in Hamburg park where Jews were deported by Nazis

The encampment, whose location was deliberately chosen by the group, will culminate on Saturday with a march from the park to Hamburg’s port.

MAY 16, 2026BySHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA
Activists have set up a pro-Palestinian camp on Hamburg's Moorweide, which a German court permitted over the objections of the city and Jewish community, May 10, 2026.

‘The Wanderers’ tells the story of Poland’s Holocaust survivors who fled to the Soviet Union

Daniela Gerson chronicles her family’s not-so-unique journey in her new book, “The Wanderers," a blend of memoir, history, and journalism.

MAY 15, 2026BySHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA
Daniela Gerson is the author of "The Wanderers."

Holocaust survivor Albrecht Weinberg, who moved back to Germany in his 80's, dies aged 101

Weinberg, who was born in Rhauderfehn in 1925, passed away in the town of Leer, not far from his birthplace in northwest Germany.

MAY 14, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Holocaust survivor Albrecht Weinberg, 99, poses in inside his old classroom at the memorial at the former Jewish School before a discussion with foreign journalists a week before the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp on January 20, 2025 in Leer, Germany.