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'Linked by a unique relationship': What Merkel hopes to accomplish in her Israel visit
German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday as they seek to publicly brush past their list of differences and promote cooperation between their countries.
Israel, Germany sign submarine deal after corruption probe delay
Germany on Monday signed a deal to sell three submarines to the Israeli navy in an agreement of "strategic importance" to the Jewish state, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
Is the special relationship between Germany and Israel in trouble?
After simmering for months, a crisis between Israel and Germany has erupted into the open, putting serious strain on a special relationship painstakingly built up after the Holocaust.
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.
Palestinians not behind Holocaust: Merkel
Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday reiterated Germany's inherent responsibility for the Holocaust after visiting Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu stirred controversy over his claim a Palestinian leader gave Hitler the idea of exterminating Jews.
Steinmeier: Gaza is a 'powder keg'
The impoverished Gaza Strip is a "powder keg" at risk of exploding, Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Monday during a visit to the war-torn territory.
German subs key for Israel, says Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told mass-circulation daily <i>Bild</i> on Tuesday that German-supplied submarines were "very important" for his country’s defence.
Merkel and Netanyahu discuss Mideast peace
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed Israeli-Palestinian ties on Friday, a week before Netanyahu takes his battle against Palestinian statehood to Washington.
Germany and Israel set for joint cabinet meeting
A joint meeting in Berlin of the German and Israeli cabinets that was postponed in November will now take place on January 18, an Israeli government official said on Sunday.