Emmanuel Macron has banned Israeli companies from the Euronaval Salon defence fair in Paris next month

Israel’s foreign minister has announced he is taking “legal and diplomatic measures” against the decision by the French president, Emmanuel Macron, to ban Israeli companies from showing their wares at an arms fair in Paris next month.

Israel Katz described the “boycott” as an anti-democratic measure that was “not acceptable, especially between friendly nations”.

Katz did not elaborate on the measures he had in mind and the French government did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Organisers of the Euronaval Salon, a naval defence fair due to take place between 4 and 7 November, told Reuters that after a decision by the French government no Israeli stands or exhibits would be allowed, although delegates could attend.

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      • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        15 days ago

        Then I’ll respond to the new bit:

        The way they do things is an inherently unsustainable house of cards propped up by US goodwill that they’re squandering away. And they are squandering it, because that shit isn’t infinite no matter how much the Israeli public would like to think otherwise.

        There are 4 years between this presidential election and the next, during which time that goodwill can go into negative numbers and the electorate can do nothing.

        • NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io
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          15 days ago

          There are 4 years between this presidential election and the next, during which time that goodwill can go into negative numbers and the electorate can do nothing.

          Oh, I was talking medium to long term. In the short term yeah, nobody’s gonna stop Israel.