Event Reports

60 Years of German-Israeli Relations

Shaping the Future Together

To honor the anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Germany and Israel, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation held a commemorative event in Berlin on October 16, 2025. Guests included Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel, a delegation of Knesset members, and Minister of State Florian Hahn.

"These, indeed, are historic times"

Online event on current developments and background in the war between Israel and Iran

On Wednesday, June 18, 2025, the Israel Council on Foreign Relations (ICFR) and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) hosted a webinar on the current situation between Israel and Iran. The panel consisted of Thomas Röwekamp (Chairman of the Defense Committee of the German Bundestag), Prof. Chuck Freilich (Senior Editor, The Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs) and Dr. Jonathan Spyer (Director of Research, The Middle East Forum) and was moderated by Dr. Efrat Sopher, Chair of the Advisory Board of the Ezri Center for Iran and Gulf States Research, University of Haifa.

“Friendships can’t be deserved - even more we have to care about them”

Evening event and exhibition opening on the occasion of the 60. anniversary of German-Israeli relations

On May 11, 2025, the opening of the open-air exhibition “The Impossible Friendship - Konrad Adenauer and David Ben-Gurion” with Sharren Haskel and Prof. Dr. Norbert Lammert took place in Tel Aviv on the occasion of 60 years of relations between Israel and Germany.

The Middle East after the terrorist attacks of 7 October

Visit of Dr. Gerhard Wahlers to Israel and the Palestinian Territories

Against the background of the ongoing political and security crises in Israel, the continuing war in the Gaza Strip and the volatile security situation in the West Bank, Dr. Gerhard Wahlers, Deputy Secretary General of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and Head of the Department for European and International Cooperation, visited the region from 31 March to 3 April 2025. The trip took him not only to Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and southern Israel, but also to Ramallah - and thus provided a nuanced insight into the challenges facing the region more than 18 months after the barbaric terrorist attacks of 7 October.

Israel visit of the Federal Board of the Young Union

Israel visit of the Young Union

In the end of November, a delegation of the Federal Board of the JU visited Israel. They visited the Gaza Envelope and conducted discussions with politicians and experts in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.

International Conference on Counterterrorism

Strengthening German-Israeli Cooperation One Year After the Hamas Attack

On October 7, 2024, one year after the devastating Hamas terror attack, the ICT’s 24th annual Shabtai Shavit World Summit on Counter-Terrorism took place at Reichman University.

TACHELES: ‘Indifference is no option’

TACHELES - Israel and Germany. One year after 7 October.

October 7th marks the first anniversary of Hamas' horrific attack on Israel. We are taking this as an opportunity to set an example for Israel's right to exist, for Jewish life in Germany and against antisemitism ahead of the upcoming commemoration. To this end, a conference was held at our academy on 30 September 2024 in which we, together with partners, representatives from politics, science and culture as well as guests from Israel and Germany, highlighted the special relationship between Germany and Israel, reflected on the implications of the terrorist attack and discussed how we can effectively combat antisemitism in Germany. In short: we spoke Tacheles! Guests included Ron Prosor, Ambassador of Israel to the Federal Republic of Germany, Dr Josef Schuster, President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, Dr Felor Badenberg, Senator for Justice and Consumer Protection of the State of Berlin, Joe Chialo, Senator for Culture and Social Cohesion of the State of Berlin, Ricarda Louk, whose daughter Shani was murdered by Hamas at the Nova Festival, the artist Halina Hildebrand, Hanna Veiler, President of the Jewish Student Union Germany and many other interesting discussion partners. Reuven Rivlin, the former President of Israel, addressed our guests with a video statement.

The Third Cohort of the Arkan Program Completes Training Sessions

We are very proud of the participants of the third cohort of the Arkan Program for young political leaders from Israel's Arab society. The training sessions of Arkan encourage the new generation of leaders to deal with the central questions regarding Israeli society and to tackle the internal issues of the Arab community. The group met with various political figures and learned how to listen to different voices and perspectives in society. We thank our partner Shaharit for conducting this training event on a very high and professional level, strengthening Israeli democracy.

Cybertrialogue - Encountering the Future in Cyberspace

The Vulnerability of Democracies - Critical Infrastructure Under Attack

In June 2023, the Cybertrialogue was held by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Berlin, where participants attended three days full of discussions, exchanges, and talks about different issues related to cyberspace. The predominant focus of our experts from the United States, Israel and Germany was on the protection of critical infrastructure and various approaches aimed at improving their level of protection. During the thought-provoking roundtables discussions, we spoke about regulation, cooperation and public-private partnerships. Moreover, actors in cyberspace, such as Taiwan, Iran and Israel were examined during an afternoon event with a geopolitical focus. A morning event during the Cybertrialogue was attended by experts from Latin America who were available for an exchange about the current challenges in their part of the world. Looking forward to the following projects and discussions within the Cybertrialogue framework.

Die Sicht auf Israel in der Region — people-to-people Kontakte zwei Jahre nach den Abraham Abkommen

Eine Umfrage des KEEVOON Institute und KAS Israel zu Sichtweisen auf die Region und die Abraham Abkommen