The recourse to legal and diplomatic measures against Emmanuel Macron was announced by Israel on Sunday, escalating the conflict with Paris, after the French president’s decision to ban Israeli companies from exhibiting their products at the Euronaval 2024 defense equipment exhibition in Paris next year. month. Macron’s decision angered Tel Aviv.

“The boycott of Israeli companies, for the second time, with the imposition of unacceptable conditions, are anti-democratic measures that in our eyes are not acceptable, especially between friendly nations. I call on President Macron to cancel it absolutely,” notes Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz in a post on X.

Israel Katz’s post

“I have asked Israel’s Foreign Ministry to take legal and diplomatic action against French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to prevent Israeli companies from exhibiting their products at the Euronaval exhibition in Paris next month.

The boycott of Israeli companies, for the second time, with the imposition of unacceptable conditions, are anti-democratic measures that in our eyes are not acceptable, especially between friendly nations. I call on President Macron to cancel it absolutely.

Israel is the only state on the front line in the fight against the radical Islamic regime, and France, along with the entire Western world, must stand with us – not against us.”

The organizing authority of the exhibition announced that:

“The French government informed us on Tuesday, October 15, of its decision to authorize the participation of the Israeli delegations in the Euronaval 2024 exhibition without stands, nor the presentation of their material.”

He then states:

“Following the decision of the French government, companies and Israeli citizens who wish to do so will be admitted to the exhibition based on the aforementioned conditions. This decision will affect seven Israeli companies.”

About 500 companies and 22,000 visitors are expected to be present at the 29th international exhibition to be hosted from November 4 to 7 at the Paris-Nor Villepinte exhibition park, the organizers recalled.

At the end of May, the participation of Israeli companies in the Eurosatory ground defense equipment exhibition was canceled due to the Israeli operation in the Gaza Strip. The presence of the Israeli companies was finally allowed by court order.