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Angry protests by farmers, hauliers and railway workers risk being exploited by populists such as Alternative für Deutschland

A group of farmers prevented Germany’s vice chancellor from disembarking a ferry hours after the government partially climbed down on cost-saving plans that had infuriated the agricultural sector

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he is confident that his troubled government will find a good solution to a budget crisis triggered by a court ruling last month

Germany and France could offer global leadership. Instead, they’re struggling with the weight of their own histories, says political analyst Catherine Fieschi

Germany’s responsibility for the Holocaust underlines Berlin’s staunch defence of Israel and its bans on expressions of Palestinian solidarity, which authorities blame for a rise in anti-Semitism. But critics say the state is failing German Jews opposed to Israel’s policies and stifling the freedom of expression of immigrants.

The pro-Israel political consensus has shut out any dissenting voices – as I found in a TV debate with the vice-chancellor, says author Deborah Feldman

As the relationship is tested by the Israel-Hamas war, it’s clear a more flexible dynamic is needed to help secure a lasting peace, says author John Kampfner

The West has wasted precious time in developing a common strategy.

In today’s newsletter: An estimated 120,000 ethnic Armenians may be displaced by conflict with Azerbaijan – how did we get here, and what will happen now?