Israel to take legal action against Macron over naval trade show ban

MashedHobbits@lemy.lol to News@lemmy.world – 86 points –
reuters.com

The decision to bar Israeli firms is the latest incident in a row fuelled by the Macron government's unease over Israel's conduct in the wars in Gaza and Lebanon.

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France: You are not invited to my birthday party.

Israel: waaaaaaaaaaaaah

lol

I hope it's expensive and fruitless for the Israeli government.

Yeah that'll show those American taxpayers!

Is anyone familiar enough with French law to say if there is any chance that this would be taken seriously in court?

I mean do they even have a case? The article doesn't say anything, but I'd pass it off as the sort of ramblings characteristic of Israeli officials when things don't go their way.

I guess France is different from here, because here you done need to have a case to sue.

I mean it might be different but I don't think so. I was calling it empty rhetoric because I (admittedly a layman) don't see how they'd accomplish anything even if they sued.

Israel picking a fight with a leading EU country. Gotta grab some popcorn.