PM’s office: Macron, Netanyahu discussed Israeli participation in Paris Air Show, situation in Gaza and Lebanon

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26 January 2025, 3:24 pm

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Amy Spiro is a reporter and writer with The Times of Israel

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and France's President Emmanuel Macron (R) prior to their meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris on February 2, 2023. (Ludovic Marin/AFP)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke today with French President Emmanuel Macron, his office says.

The Prime Minister’s Office says Macron assured Netanyahu that Israeli companies will be able to take part in the upcoming Paris Air Show slated for June.

The move appears to be an apparent reversal for Macron, who in October 2024 ordered Israeli firms banned from French defense shows, a decision that was then overruled by a French court, after which the government vowed to appeal.

There was no immediate readout of the call from the Elysee Palace, and it was not clear if the change in policy was linked to the current ceasefire in Gaza.

Netanyahu’s office says the pair also discussed a number of issues, including the “developments in Lebanon and Gaza.”