(Reuters) – Israeli Overseas Minister Israel Katz stated on Sunday he had ordered his ministry to begin authorized proceedings towards French President Emmanuel Macron after Paris banned Israeli corporations from taking part in an upcoming navy naval commerce present.
The choice to bar Israeli corporations is the most recent incident in a row fuelled by the Macron authorities’s unease over Israel’s conduct within the wars in Gaza and Lebanon.
Euronaval, organiser of the Nov. 4-7 occasion in Paris, stated in an announcement final week that the French authorities had knowledgeable it that Israeli delegations weren’t allowed to exhibit stands or present gear, however may attend the commerce present. The choice affected seven corporations, it stated.
“I’ve instructed the Overseas Ministry to take authorized and diplomatic motion towards French President … determination to forestall Israeli corporations from showcasing their merchandise on the @SalonEuronaval exhibition in Paris subsequent month,” Katz stated in an announcement on social platform X.
“The boycott of Israeli corporations for the second time, or the imposition of unacceptable circumstances, are undemocratic measures that aren’t acceptable between pleasant nations. I urge President Macron to cancel them completely.”
(Reporting by Hatem Maher and Ahmed Tolba; Modifying by Alex Richardson)
