Coalition of groups bars Israel from Eurosatory arms fair

A coalition of 30 organisations have won a case against the organisers of the world's largest arms fair, resulting in the barring Israeli arms companies, their affiliates and all Israeli delegations or intermediaries from the Eurosatory arms show.

The coalition, which includes Al-Haq, ASER, Stop Fuelling War, AFPS, Urgence Palestine and Stop Arming Israel France, said that the court extended its initial ban  after some Israeli companies tried to circumvent it by attending other companies' stands.

"The associations showed that at least seven subsidiary companies were majority-owned by Israeli companies, were still registered for the show," they said in a statement.

📢 Al-Haq & Partners Win Case Against COGES - the organizers of the world’s largest arms fair. Israeli arms companies, their affiliates and all Israeli delegations or intermediaries are barred from EUROSATORY arms fair https://t.co/fS3175MVfk

— Al-Haq الحق (@alhaq_org) June 15, 2024