PARIS — France has decided to ban Israeli companies from the Euronaval trade show that kicks off in early November, one person with first-hand knowledge of the issue told POLITICO.

Israeli delegations will be able to attend the event but contractors cannot showcase their military equipment at booths, the person added after being granted anonymity to discuss a matter that isn’t public yet.

The French Euronaval ban is the latest row in a series of diplomatic fallouts between President Emmanuel Macron and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as Israel’s military ramps up its attacks in Gaza and Lebanon.

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When “it’s the least you could do” is a limbo contest.

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That’ll show them!! Netanyahu is shaking rn. Honestly fuck Macron

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Obligatory screw Macaroni. But also the weapons industry is Israel’s main business. Banning them from one the largest naval conventions is a pretty big deal.

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But also the weapons industry is Israel’s main business.

And also one of France main business, after Russia stopped much of their arms exports due to Ukraine war, France became second biggest arms exporter in the world. So while it isn’t much, it’s not completely insignificant.

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I’m not sure what you’re mad about. Fuck Macron but this is real progress.

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I’m not mad, I’m just trying to express how little this accomplishes besides pr. Maybe you’ve forgotten how he was the first to ban Palestinian flags and protests, deeming them as terrorist.

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They actually get contracts by showing stuff off at these shows. This will cost Israel money.

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He did? He’s been one of the more vocal European leaders about Palestine so I wonder where the change of heart came from.

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Not being invited to a trade show isn’t quite the same as blockading all arms sales & suspending all diplomatic relations.

It doesn’t even qualify for “the bare fucking minimum”

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