Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) phoned Israeli Prime Minister Jair Lapid after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Holocaust scandal.
At the beginning of the conversation, the chancellor again rejected and condemned Abbas' statements, Lapid's office said on Thursday after the conversation.
It was therefore important for Scholz to clarify this personally and publicly.
Lapid is himself the son of a Holocaust survivor.
According to Israeli information, both emphasized the importance of relations between Israel and Germany and agreed to continue cooperation in various areas.
A meeting is also planned for the near future.
Further information on a possible date was not given.
During a visit to Berlin on Tuesday, Abbas accused Israel of multiple "Holocausts" against the Palestinians, triggering outrage.
"Israel has committed 50 massacres in 50 Palestinian towns since 1947 to this day," said Abbas at a press conference with Chancellor Scholz, adding: "50 massacres, 50 holocausts." The chancellor said nothing at the press conference and only distanced himself later clearly from the statements.
The fact that Scholz did not immediately contradict the statement was widely criticized.