Stands of Israeli defense companies including Elbit Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) were blocked off by organizers in advance of the Paris Air Show opening on Monday. Israel's defense ministry condemned the decision,

The Paris Air Show began with a tense political note on Monday, as Israeli arms makers found their booths walled off with a black barrier in the morning.

Israel’s Ministry of Defense has condemned the erection of black partition walls around its defense industry pavilions at the Paris Air Show, calling the move “outrageous and unprecedented” and demanding an immediate reversal by French authorities and event organizers.