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EU's Kallas says Leipzig attack had hallmarks of state-sponsored terrorism

Speaking ahead of an informal gathering of European foreign ministers in Ireland, Kallas also said that work is ongoing on 1,600 sanctions listings related to Russia's military complex.

European Commission High Representative and Vice President Kaja Kallas attends an EU informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers at Druids Glen in Wicklow, south of Dublin, Ireland, on September 2, 2026.
 An Israeli flag flutters next to a German and a EU flag, one day after Hamas' attacks on Israel, outside the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, October 8, 2023.

With AfD gaining traction in eastern Germany, what would a far Right win mean for Jews? - analysis

A ship from which the test of IAI's Naval Lora ballistic missile, September 1, 2026.

German Navy successfully completes trial of Israeli-made naval Lora ballistic missile

A regional train stands at the main train station in Augsburg, southern Germany, on October 26, 2010.

Two injured in blast at train station in southern Germany


Final German 'Dragon' submarine on its way to Israel as Navy continues modernization efforts

Multiple foreign publications have reported that Israeli submarines are part of a triad of nuclear deterrence that Israel possesses.

 The Israeli Navy unveils the new INS “Drakon” submarine at the German Naval Yards Holdings in Kiel, Germany, November 12, 2024

Germany says Russia responsible for attempted drone attack at Leipzig airport

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said Germany did not view Leipzig as an isolated incident, saying that "It fits into a broader pattern of Russian hybrid operations in Europe."

A video grab taken from footage by News5 from August 5, 2026 shows emergency services, police and firefighers deployed at German airport Leipzig-Halle in Schkeuditz, eastern Germany, after a drone was spotted nearby.

Power lines damaged in suspected sabotage attack at Germany's Brandenburg power substation

The incident involved "an unconventional explosive and incendiary device that is capable of detonating but did not do so," police said, without giving further details.

Police vehicle on site after explosive devices have been found at a substation near the Jaenschwalde power plant in Turnow-Preilack, Germany, September 1, 2026.

Rabbis must lean into Zionism from the pulpit this holiday season - opinion

In a new era of antisemitism, rabbis have a responsibility to lead Jews with courage, clarity and pride in Israel.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators carry a banner during a protest against the arrival of an Israeli cruise ship in the port of Piraeus near Athens, Greece, June 12, 2025.

CIA-backed investor helped top German drones firm break into US

Sven Kruck told Reuters that US investors, including IQT, helped open doors in Washington and win work with the Central Intelligence Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

A drone at a Quantum Systems facility in Germany, August 25, 2026.

Turning Jewish summer camp into year-round connection, confidence - opinion

Jewish summer camp gives children confidence and belonging. The challenge is carrying that sense of Jewish identity and resilience into everyday life.

 Groups participating in the summer camp programs.

Lithuania's Jewish partisan bunkers caught between Holocaust memory and military expansion

Lithuania was for centuries a center of rich Jewish thought, religious life and secular culture; Vilna, as the capital was known in Yiddish, was nicknamed the “Jerusalem of the North.”

A partisan bunker is seen in Rūdninkai Forest.

Antisemitic ideology deeply embedded within the far-right German AfD party, new AJC report shows

The AJC report found that while Germany’s AfD party denies antisemitism, “antisemitic ideas, codes, and narratives” are present throughout its rhetoric, mobilization strategies and memory politics.

Ulrich Siegmund, top candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in Germany's Saxony-Anhalt state election, speaks at a party convention in Magdeburg, Germany, April 11, 2026.

Two killed at school near Berlin, suspected attacker detained

An 18-year-old student and a 30-year-old man were killed in an attack at a school near Berlin, according to local reports. A suspect was detained.

Illustrative: German police guard the Reichstag building, the seat of the German lower house of parliament Bundestag, before the German presidential election in Berlin, February 12, 2017

Third drone, suspected explosive substance found at German Leipzig/Halle airport

The drone was found on August 14, 10 days after the incident, to the west of the airport, where investigators also discovered about 50 grams of a substance they suspected to be a military explosive.

The empennages of a DHL cargo plane and Ukrainian Antonov cargo planes at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Schkeuditz, Germany, August 5, 2026