Germany

Michael Barenboim at the end of a Make Freedom Ring concert. (Jonas Gottfriedsen)

‘In Germany, Jews who reject Zionism are seen as not really Jewish’

For violinist Michael Barenboim, Germany’s memory culture has become a tool for upholding complicity in Israel's crimes and rendering Palestinians invisible.

By Hanno Hauenstein July 23, 2026

Leandra Rollo seen behind a glass screen at the trial of the Palestine Action 'Ulm 5,' charged with breaking into Elbit's offices in southern Germany, at the Stannheim prison complex near Stuttgart, April 27, 2026. (Ignacio Rosaslanda)

‘Extraordinarily far-reaching’ Palestine Action trial gets underway in Germany

The ‘Ulm 5’ are facing prison time over a break-in at an Israeli weapons firm, in a case experts warn could set a precedent for criminalizing direct action.

By Hanno Hauenstein April 28, 2026

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz holds a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, December 7, 2025. (Alex Kolomoisky/POOL)

Germany never stopped arming Israel’s genocide

A new bilateral cybersecurity deal and the continued flow of weapons leave little ambiguity about Germany's stance: not accountability, but normalization.

By Hanno Hauenstein January 20, 2026

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Richard Peter's "View from the Town Hall Tower to the South, 1945," showing Dresden reduced to dust and ruin in the aftermath of Allied bombings. (Deutsche Fotothek‎)

Germany’s angel of history is screaming

As Israel obliterates Gaza with Berlin's backing, German public support is plummeting. Yet the government is crushing dissent and refusing to change course — all in the name of atoning for Germany's own genocidal history.

By Amos Brison August 1, 2025

A pro-Palestine demonstration in the Kreuzberg area of Berlin, October 28, 2023.

Germany moves to deport four foreign residents for pro-Palestine activism

The four slated for deportation have not been convicted of any crime but are alleged to have participated in protests against Israel's assault on Gaza.

By Hanno Hauenstein April 1, 2025

Rosa Luxemburg addressing a crowd during the International Socialist Congress, in Stuttgart, 1907. (Wikimedia Commons)

What a 20th-century revolutionary can teach us about resisting genocide today

Over a century after Rosa Luxemburg was assassinated for opposing German militarism, her spirit lives on through those disrupting Israel’s war machine.

By Dana Mills January 27, 2025

The Axel Springer office building which houses Bild, Berlin. (Fred Romero/CC BY 2.0)

Bild published pro-Netanyahu disinformation. Where is the outcry?

The role of Germany’s largest newspaper in the ‘Bibileaks’ scandal highlights the need for a broader reckoning on Israel-Palestine in German media.

By Hanno Hauenstein January 7, 2025

A Palestine solidarity demonstration in the Potsdamer Platz area, Berlin, October 15, 2023. The police suppressed the demonstration shortly after authorizing it.

The spiraling absurdity of Germany’s pro-Israel fanaticism

As repression of Palestine solidarity penetrates every sector of life, the state's liberal self-image is fast becoming a story Germans can only tell themselves.

By Michael Sappir March 21, 2024

Basel Adra and Yuval Abraham holding the Best Documentary Award for their film 'No Other Land' at the Berlinale film festival, February 24, 2024 (Ali Ghandtschi/Berlinale 2024)

+972 and Local Call stand with colleagues Basel and Yuval

The attacks on Basel Adra and Yuval Abraham illustrate the repressive forces working to silence those who speak hard truths about Israeli apartheid.

By +972 Magazine February 28, 2024

Israeli soldiers from the 8717 Battalion of the Givati Brigade operating in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, during a military operation in the Gaza Strip, December 28, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Israel’s right to tyranny

In justifying the violent unraveling of Gaza as ‘self-defense,’ Western capitals have once again signed off on Israelis’ license to act like despots.

By Amjad Iraqi January 17, 2024

Zaid Abdulnasser, a Palestinian refugee from Syria living in Berlin, and activist with Samidoun, October 1, 2023. (Courtesy)

Germany to strip Palestinian refugee’s status over his activism

Echoing dubious Israeli claims against his advocacy group, Germany could force Zaid Abdulnasser into a legal limbo faced by thousands of Palestinians.

By Hebh Jamal October 2, 2023

Campaign by Amnesty International and Mentalgassi on 'Making the invisible visible,' with the German poster reading 'Your letter can save lives,' Berlin, Germany, December 9, 2011. (Steffi Reichert/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Amnesty is fighting to end Israeli apartheid. Why isn’t its German branch?

From social media to public activities, Amnesty Deutschland has largely avoided promoting its parent organization's campaign for Palestinian rights.

By Hebh Jamal July 31, 2023

Protest against the German Bundestag’s resolution against the Palestinian-led BDS Movement, Berlin, 2019. (Palästina Spricht archives)

IHRA definition is silencing Palestine advocacy across Europe, says report

A European legal center details how the IHRA antisemitism definition has been given 'authoritative power' to target Israel critics in several countries.

By Hebh Jamal June 7, 2023