PARIS/JERUSALEM: France shut down the four main Israeli company stands at the Paris Airshow for refusing to remove offensive weapons from display, in a move condemned by Israel and highlighting tensions between the traditional allies. A source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday that the instruction came from French authorities after Israeli firms failed to comply with a direction from a French security agency to remove offensive or kinetic weapons from the stands. The stands were those being used by Elbit Systems, Rafael, IAI and Uvision.

A black wall blocked off stands run by Israel Aerospace Industries, Rafael, Uvision, Elbit and Aeronautics for showing ‘offensive weapons’, including some used in Gaza.

Wegen des Gazakriegs wird vier israelischen Ausstellern auf der weltgrößten Luft- und Raumfahrtmesse in Paris der Kontakt zum Publikum verwehrt. Die Unternehmen haben Waffen im…

PARIS/JERUSALEM: France shut down the four main Israeli company stands at the Paris Airshow for refusing to remove offensive weapons from display, in a move condemned by Israel…

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Grossi teli alla fiera per oscurare le industrie

Four booths hidden from view, prompting fury from Israel’s defence ministry and visiting US Republicans

Israel called the move “outrageous.” A French official said Israeli companies were defying an agreement not to display so-called offensive weapons.

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Israeli defense firms suffered a setback at the Paris Air Show this week after a French court declined to overturn restrictions barring them from showcasing offensive weapons,…