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Paris (AFP) – France on Monday blocked access to the stands of five Israeli arms manufacturers at the Paris Air show for displaying "offensive weapons", according to a French government source.

A black wall blocked off stands run by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), Rafael, Uvision, Elbit and Aeronautics for showing "offensive weapons", including those used in Gaza, which allegedly violated terms made with Israel, said the source.

Rafael, Elbit and IAI produce guided bombs and missiles, while Uvision and Aeronautics produce drones.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog condemned the move on Monday as "outrageous" and called for it to be "immediately corrected".

"Israeli companies have signed contracts with the organisers...it's like creating an Israeli ghetto," he said on French television channel LCI.

The Israeli Ministry of Defence also denounced the decision in a statement, calling it a form of "segregation" against the Israeli companies.

"This outrageous and unprecedented decision reeks of policy-driven and commercial considerations," it added.

Some 75 companies related to weapons production were set to participate at the show which opened on Monday, with military jets, helicopters and drones on display.

Nine Israeli companies -- fewer than in the past -- were expected to have displays after a French court rejected a bid by NGOs to ban them over their alleged role in the Gaza conflict.

More than 2,400 companies from 48 countries are showing off their hardware at the weeklong event at the Le Bourget airfield on the outskirts of the French capital.

Four other Israeli stands remained open on Monday.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Actually this is pretty goofy, isn't it? "Oh you can look at these tools for murder and destruction, but not those? Those are currently being dropped on civilians and kids, these merely have the potential to be dropped on them.

Like fuck Israel, but I'm not gonna pretend they invented bombing innocents.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I am shocked by your implication that France would ever engage in performative, insincere grandstanding, especially while simultaneously doing the same thing in a belligerent display of blatant and avowed hypocrisy. France would never do that, that's why they currently absolutely do not engage in any unethical arms trade, nor are they actively participating in any neocolonialism at all.