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Israeli defense industry booths walled off at leading Paris arms exhibition
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleStav Levaton is a military reporter for The Times of Israel
Wooden barriers have been erected around Israeli defense industry booths at the Eurosatory exhibition in Paris by event organizers, the Defense Ministry says, despite the companies complying with French restrictions targeting Israel and displaying only defensive weapons systems.
In a statement, the ministry accuses organizers of taking a “cynical” and “discriminatory” step aimed at excluding Israeli technology from the international defense expo.
“The Defense Ministry will continue to promote Israeli defense exports around the world to new heights, despite French efforts to conceal Israel’s technological superiority from the global community,” the statement reads.
Earlier this month, the Defense Ministry said French authorities barred Israel from establishing a national pavilion or sending government representatives to Eurosatory, while allowing Israeli firms to exhibit only air defense systems and banning the display of offensive weapons.
French authorities similarly sought to block Israeli participation in the 2024 Eurosatory exhibition before reversing the decision, while organizers at the 2025 Paris Air Show erected black partition walls around Israeli company exhibits displaying offensive weapons systems.
The Times of Israel Community.