After French authorities blocked off partition walls around Israeli company exhibits displaying offensive weapons systems at the Paris Air Show overnight Sunday, France’s Foreign Ministry says it gave clear instructions to the companies ahead of time.
“From the beginning, we gave clear instructions that were conveyed to the Israelis, namely: a ban on the display of offensive weapons at the Bourget exhibition,” says the Quai d’Orsay.
Israel’s embassy agreed to the terms, says France.
An Israeli diplomatic source told The Times of Israel there were discussions, but Israel never agreed to the terms.
A source in the French presidency says that four Israeli companies followed the guidelines – Odysight.ai, Ashot Ashkelon, Beit Shemesh Engines, and the Defense Ministry.
Five did not — Elbit, IAI, Rafael, Uvision, and Aeronautics.
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