Berlin

One killed, 17 injured in Berlin Pride event ramming, police suspect known Islamist

The suspected perpetrator has been identified as a member of the city's "Islamist scene" but he has not yet been arrested, a spokesman for Berlin police said on Sunday.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
Police officers walk, as emergency responders work on the site, after the annual Berlin's Christopher Street Day Pride parade was called off, after a car crashed into the crowd at Tiergarten park, leaving several people injured, in Berlin, Germany, July 25, 2026.
NEW YORK CITY Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani: What should trouble us most is how many are willing to back someone who openly mocks Jewish holidays, cheers for the Intifada, and tacitly supports antisemitic protests on university campuses, say the writers.

New York is not Berlin in the 1930s, but the fear is real - opinion

The evil Jew haters must be stopped, and when that is accomplished, Jews will feel safer. t is as simple as that because New York today is not Berlin in the 1930’s.

|ByMICAH HALPERN
A woman holds banners denouncing the Iranian regime, June 21, 2026; illustrative.

Israeli flags seen as Iranian diaspora denounces US-Iran MoU in worldwide embassy protests

Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi called for a week of protests to coincide with the week-long funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Activists flew pro-Pahlavi flags, along with Israeli flags at certain sites.

|ByJAMES GENN
Police stand guard at the main train station of Giessen, Germany. November 29, 2025.

Berlin police detain man after antisemitic assault on Jewish family in Charlottenburg

Berlin police arrested a 31-year-old suspect after an antisemitic attack on a Jewish man and two children in Charlottenburg, amid a sharp rise in antisemitic incidents in Germany.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER

‘Wingmen’ aircraft takes spotlight at ILA Berlin airshow as Europe continues rearming

As conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East continue, the US and European countries have increased their focus on developing and procuring unmanned AI-powered drones to complement their fighter jets.

JUNE 19, 2026ByASHER SMITH
PEOPLE WALK through the static display behind a drone mockup at the International Aerospace Exhibition ILA at Schoenefeld Airport in Berlin, Germany, June 13, 2026.

Celebrated Berlin Jewish bakery closes, citing harassment since October 7

Babka & Krantz opened in 2022 and added a second location in December 2024, adjacent to the memorial at the site where the Nazis devised their “final solution” for the Jews during the Holocaust.

JUNE 9, 2026ByTOBY AXELROD/JTA
Babka & Krantz, a Berlin Jewish bakery, closed citing harassment as well as economic pressure, as seen in June 2026.

Syrian national arrested for aiding 2025 Berlin Holocaust Memorial stabbing

A Syrian national was arrested in Berlin for aiding and abetting a 2025 knife attack at the Holocaust Memorial that left a Spanish tourist critically injured.

MAY 27, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A single lit candle lies on a frost covered concrete block at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe on January 26, 2026 in Berlin, Germany.

German police arrest Syrian suspected of helping attack at Holocaust memorial

The arrest of the suspect, identified as Khalaf A., in line with German privacy laws, follows the sentencing of a Syrian refugee, Wassim Al M., in March to 13 years behind bars for attempted murder.

MAY 27, 2026ByREUTERS
A single lit candle lies on a frost covered concrete block at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe on January 26, 2026 in Berlin, Germany.

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.

Berlin Holocaust memorial vandalized in latest antisemitic vandalism incident

The memorial for the 32,000 deported Jews has faced repeated vandalism since its creation, with it being splashed with white paint and covered in parcel tape in August.

MAY 13, 2026ByMICHAEL STARR
A Stolperstein or a 'stumbling stone' with the words, "here lived Margot Bendheim, born 1921, deported 1944 - Theresienstadt, survived" engraved in memory of Holocaust survivor Margot Friedlaender, is embedded in front of the house where she once lived, after she died on May 9 at the age of 103.

Berlin renames state parliament plaza after German Holocaust survivor Margot Friedlander

"Margot Friedlander Square stands for human dignity, for Jewish life in our city, and for the values that are essential to our democracy: freedom, respect, and tolerance," said Berlin Mayor Wegner.

MAY 10, 2026ByMICHAEL STARR
Margot Friedländer, Holocaust survivor and honorary citizen of Berlin, participates in Berlin's event commemorating the end of World War II, May 7, 2025. (Sebastian Christoph Gollnow/dpa

Berlin Holocaust memorial vandalized, covered in green graffiti, police say

A stele at the Berlin memorial was discovered covered in green graffiti containing "inflammatory content," according to a Wednesday police statement.

MAY 10, 2026ByMICHAEL STARR
People attend a commemoration of the victims of the Holocaust at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe on the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp on January 27, 2020 in Berlin, Germany.

Berliners are coming to terms with their past - book review

The 'desire to look away, to pretend ignorance, to be wilfully oblivious, must have been the norm.'

MAY 7, 2026ByGLENN C. ALTSCHULER
During the Nazi era (1933–1945), Berlin's Brandenburg Gate was heavily utilized as a propaganda symbol, representing Nazi power through marches and events.

A new Hebrew press in Berlin argues that Israel doesn’t own the language

Founded by two Israeli expatriates, Altneuland aims to create a global platform for Hebrew and Jewish literature, independent of state funding and rooted in a multilingual, borderless vision.

MAY 5, 2026BySHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA
Berlin argues that Israel doesnt own the language