Der Spiegel - Germany

1. Germany's Queen Mum: Nostalgia for the Merkel Era Alive and Well

   With every blunder from Chancellor Friedrich Merz, longing for the purported good, old days of Angela Merkel grows in Germany. Many miss her tone, her presence. Has Germany's Queen Mum noticed?

2. Growing Anti-Semitism: How Jews in Germany Are Dealing with a Changed Reality

   Life has changed for Jews in Germany since the Hamas terror attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. Netanyahu's vicious war in Gaza has led to rising anti-Semitism and increased fear in the Jewish community. Three members of that community describe what it's like.

3. Müllermilch Boss with Fringe Friends: A German Dairy Billionaire's Links to the Far Right

   The dairy billionaire Theo Müller is friends with Alice Weidel, the co-leader of the right-wing extremist party Alternative for Germany. She and other fringe figures were invited to his extravagant birthday party.

4. "Have We Done It?": How Is Germany Doing 10 Years after the Refugee Crisis?

   In 2015, with hundreds of thousands of refugees from Syria and elsewhere marching toward Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel said: "We can do it." Ten years have since passed. How much progress has been made?

5. Merz Under Fire: German Conservatives Roiled by Chancellor's Decision on Arms for Israel

   German Chancellor Friedrich Merz decided last week to partially suspend arms deliveries to Israel - a policy shift he made all on his own. Conservative lawmakers in the country are furious.