US EditionIsrael condemns black partition walls around its pavilions at Paris Air Show
- On June 16, 2025, French officials prevented Israeli defense companies from showcasing their equipment at the Paris Air Show by surrounding their exhibition areas with black barriers.
- This measure was implemented after a French security agency instructed Israeli companies to take down offensive weaponry from their displays, a demand that Israeli firms firmly opposed.
- Israeli Defense Ministry called the move outrageous, unprecedented, and driven by political and commercial motives, while organizers acted on behalf of the French government.
- IAI’s CEO said their booth was set up but they were asked late to remove systems, and a Rafael spokesperson called the blockade politically motivated and unjustified.
- The blockade highlights growing France-Israel tensions amid Israel’s ongoing war against nuclear and ballistic threats, and the ministry urged reversal of this discriminatory action.
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Paris Air Show Blocks Off Israeli Booths, In Move Israel Calls ‘Outrageous and Unprecedented’
Organizers for the Paris Air Show have erected barricades around the booths of Israeli defense firms, effectively shutting them off from the conference in a move the Israeli government called an “ugly and improper action.”As visitors arrived for the first day of Europe’s largest such event, they found Israeli firms had their pavilions surrounded by large black walls.According to a statement from the Israeli Ministry of Defense, “exhibition organ…
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Israel condemns black partition walls around its pavilions at Paris Air ...
The 55th International Air Show in Paris starts under extreme geopolitical tensions. The stands of several Israeli companies have been covered with black tarpaulins. "Segregation" denounces the Hebrew state.
Part of Israel's exhibition space at the Paris Air Show has been cordoned off by a high black wall and is inaccessible. Exhibitors have failed to comply with French authorities' conditions not to display offensive weapons. The Israeli Defense Ministry has reacted sharply, calling the decision outrageous and suggesting that France is afraid of competition.
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