The statement accused the exhibition management of acting against Israeli participation at the event. It described the move as discriminatory and aimed at excluding Israeli technology from an international defence exhibition.
“Overnight, the management of the Eurosatory exhibition boarded up Israeli defense industry pavilions – despite these companies having met the French government’s outrageous demands and displayed solely defensive systems,” the Israel Ministry of Defense spokesperson said.
“This is a cynical, discriminatory, and unsurprising move aimed at shutting Israeli technology out of an international exhibition – technology whose quality is proven daily across the Middle East,” the spokesperson said.
The ministry said it would continue to support Israeli defence exports. It linked the issue to what it described as French efforts to limit the visibility of Israeli defence technology.
“The Israel Ministry of Defense will continue driving Israeli defense exports to new global heights, despite French efforts to conceal Israeli technological superiority from the world,” the spokesperson said.
