A French court initially banned Israelis from attending the Eurosatory 2024 defense expo in Paris. Despite the ban, Israelis with invitations intended to arrive and demand access. The Bobigny district court's decision faced backlash, with accusations of antisemitism and comparisons to the Vichy regime. US defense company Leonardo DRS expressed solidarity with its Israeli employees and partners. The ban was later overturned by the Paris Commercial Court, which ruled that excluding Israeli companies was discriminatory. Israeli arms sales have reached a record high of $13 billion in 2023.
Paris Commercial Court overturns ban on Israelis at Eurosatory: https://t.co/zni0Mcn6jj | via @GlobesEnglish
Blatant Antisemitism: France Bans Israel From Defense Show- But Still Boasts 'Trophy' Israeli Tank https://t.co/137SiAjFMo
The SkyShield anti-missile defense system on board of Macronโs Presidential plane is manufactured in ISRAEL, by @ElbitSystemsLtd , targeted by Macronโs boycott against Israeli defense companies at #Eurosatory . Ups, they said andโฆreversed the stupid decision. ๐ธ @EladRadson https://t.co/42TLQdd8Ky
๐จ Breaking: Paris Commercial Court ruled that Macron's ban on Israeli defense companies is illegal. Another humiliation for the little Macron.
The decision by a French court prohibiting entry of Israelis to the Eurosatory defense exhibition has been overturned by a higher court. Israeli arms sales broke records for 3rd year in a row, reaching $13 billion in 2023. I guess people love a good demonstration before buying.
Kudos to the French courts for helping @cogeseurosatory see the error of banning Israeli companies... https://t.co/wChz8a9Ism
French court denies the antisemitic ban on israelis and Israeli companies! https://t.co/D4mHPXscXV
Why did it even have to come to this? Eurosatory's Israel ban has been overturned and nullified by the courts. ๐ฎ๐ฑ https://t.co/7I3lgcqf2N
Macron's Eurosatory boycott backfired!!! โ President of Paris Commercial Court ruled that excluding Israeli companies from Eurosatory is discriminatory & ordered @cogeseurosatory to suspend enforcement of measures against Israeli companies who were banned โ https://t.co/F2E3b4CJ4J
France's Bobigny district court ruled in favour of Al-Haq's case and ordered a ban on all Israeli delegations, intermediaries and companies at the June show, the group said on Saturday https://t.co/vWMz6UWu3Y
The former bleeding edge @cogeseurosatory will be a dull, listless affair this year due to French support of Hamas in banning Israeli companies or their representatives. No Israeli drone, AI, robotics, cyber, armor, munitions, lasers, light arms, AR/VR, Iron Dome/Beam, Arrow 3.0
I heard France was eyeing the Arrow System to intercept the threat of ballistic missiles carrying nuclear warheads. Perhaps banning Israel from your arms exhibitions isn't the sharpest idea. https://t.co/aitcNQePuY
NEWS ๐จ As France bans it from Eurosatory, Israel says weapons exports at record high, โฆ@RinaBassistโฉ and โฆ@jackvduttonโฉ report https://t.co/bU5ORLZgX0
UNBELIEVABLE Franceโs Arms Exhibition requires attendees to solemnly declare and sign that they are not representing Israeli arms companies. โI hereby solemnly declare that the company I represent as a visitor to the Eurosatory 2024 exhibition is not an Israeli arms company.โฆ https://t.co/yrUpieftr1 https://t.co/jWgzjgCt4c
DEFENSE CONTRACTOR LEONARDO DRS AT EUROSATORY CONFERENCE IN FRANCE: "We stand in solidarity with our Israeli employees, partners, and friends who were disinvited due to their nationality." @YaariCohen https://t.co/KKzMc4Byu9
This is how a French defence expo, in 2024, performed a selection to make sure no Israelis could get in the room. Disgraceful. https://t.co/eKelDT95LH https://t.co/SiJvmANzz5
The decision by #France to exclude #Israeli companies from the Paris Air Show is a repudiation of those who fought and died on the beaches of Normandy. #Israelโs efforts to avoid civilian casualties exceeds those of Allied forces in WWII. (1/2)
Defense contractor Leonardo DRS at the Eurosatory Confrence in France: "We stand in Solidarity with our Israeli employees, partners and friends who were disinvited because of their nationality" ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ธ https://t.co/CKPKFjt1kg
US ๐บ๐ฒ defense company @LeonardoDRSnews puts this sign in France's ๐ซ๐ท Eurosatory exhibition, where Israelis ๐ฎ๐ฑ are banned ๐ https://t.co/b3nmLEUAeF
US ๐บ๐ฒ defense company @LeonardoDRSnews puts this sign in France's ๐ซ๐ท Eurosatory exhibition, where Israelis ๐ฎ๐ฑ are banned ๐ Shame on France. Macron is the rightful successor to the French Vichy government that rounded up Jews in 1942. https://t.co/OucdOxtHll
CONFUSION AT FRENCH ARMS EXHIBITION: NEW EUROPEAN TANK FEATURES ISRAELI "TROPHY" SYSTEM AFTER ISRAEL IS BANNED At the French arms exhibition, visitors were greeted by a new European tank prominently featuring the "Trophy" active protection system, known as "Me'il Ruach" inโฆ https://t.co/dtKxerhTRg
French officials told a US weapons manufacturer at #Eurosatory to cover up photos of a system that is integrated with Israeli components https://t.co/kzShrVJ5ih At what point do people realize that this is not "criticism of Israel" but pure Jew-hatred?
This is the Thales RapidFire air defence system with a 40 mm CTAS cannon. Selected for use on French Navy ships it is compact enough to be used on AFVs like Boxer and VBCI. https://t.co/aD7jg03xDv
Here in Paris for the Eurosatory defence exhibition. First thing that caught my eye is the new KNDS France RCT40. Which is an un-crewed 40 mm CTAS cannon. This has a secondary remote weapon station and twin MMP Akeron ATGMs. https://t.co/qM7f5IaLcR
Gee #France, why don't you just let Israelis enter the #Eurosatory exhibition and make them wear yellow Star of David? Hell, why not just revive the Vichy regime altogether? This is sickening state-sponsored antisemitism! @franceenisrael @EmmanuelMacron https://t.co/6Usx7bMips
A French court has effectively banned ISRAELIS from attending the Eurosatory defense expo in Paris. Israelis with invitations reportedly intend to arrive anyway tomorrow and demand access. How are French authorities going to screen them? A selection? https://t.co/gmdWlh0ryj