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France 24
France 24
Marc PERELMAN

France's ban on Israeli weapons at Eurosatory 'shameful', says economy minister

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Speaking to FRANCE 24, Nir Barkat, Israel's economy minister called France's decision to ban Israeli offensive weapons from the Eurosatory defence fair "shameful", warning that Israel would "bypass France" to reach its customers. He argued Israel had "no choice but to eliminate" Iran's capabilities, and said he preferred "to be alive and deal with my image" rather than worry about Israel's battered reputation abroad.

Speaking to FRANCE 24, Nir Barkat, Israel's economy minister, former mayor of Jerusalem and a member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party, described France's decision to ban Israeli offensive weapons from the Eurosatory defence fair as "shameful".

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