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France bans Israeli companies from top naval warfare show (www.politico.eu)

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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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[-] davel@lemmy.ml 19 points 1 day ago

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

[-] sweetpotato@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 day ago

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

[-] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 19 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

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.

[-] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 day ago

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.

[-] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 14 points 1 day ago

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

[-] sweetpotato@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago

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.