The decision comes after a legal battle between the organizers, Israeli arms companies and several pro-Palestinian associations.
Justice has prohibited Israel from participating in the Paris International Defense ExhibitionEurosatory 2024. The French District Court of Bobigny stated that the decision was based on the fact that Israeli companies and their representatives could act “as intermediaries for Israeli arms companies” at one of the largest arms fairs in the world.
The judges ordered the organizers to They will publish the decision in the entries from the Villepinte exhibition center, located near the prestigious arms fair of Paris.
Israeli citizens will be able to attend the fair
The organizers of Eurosatory 2024 had previously indicated that Israeli citizens could they continue attending the fairdespite a previous decision by government authorities in May banning the entry of companies from Israel.
A Court had previously ruled in favor of four NGOs that requested that prohibit participation in the fair Israeli companies, as well as employees or representatives of the country.
The organizer of the event, Coges, led by Charles Beaudoin, has stated that it will appeal the latest court decision “as soon as possible”, but The exhibition already started on Monday and will continue until Friday.
Israel and Russia were excluded due to ongoing wars
Seventy-four Israeli companies They were going to display weapons at the exhibition center north of Paris, near the international airport, before the spark the ongoing legal battle.
Reacting to Saturday’s ruling, Elik Cohen, vice president of sales at Cylinx, a Israeli company that develops communication products for security agencies and who was planning to attend the exhibition, regretted the decision to exclude Israel.
“Is about a very important exhibition in Europeperhaps the most important, and we have been exhibiting there regularly for years,” said Coheno, regretting that his products are prohibited from the exhibition.
