Thousands of protesters gathered outside the Paris Air Show to denounce war profiteering and condemn Israel's military actions in Gaza. The protest occurred as tensions escalated between Israel and Iran, marking the ninth day of conflict. Protesters criticized the presence of Israeli defense firms and displayed banners calling for an end to perceived genocide in Palestine. The French government had previously shut down booths of certain Israeli companies for displaying offensive military weapons. Amidst the demonstration, police arrested several individuals aiming to disrupt the event.
Their wars, their profits, our deaths, stop the genocide in Palestine, read the banner at the head of the march, which organisers claimed drew more than 4,000 protesters.
As we speak, people are dying and our governments are not doing anything to stop it, Nora, 29, told AFP at the protest.
Draped in a Palestinian flag, the project leader in the pharmaceutical industry said that she felt rage at the footage coming out of Gaza, including that of mothers kissing their dead children in the besieged Palestinian territory.
The presence of Israeli defence firms at the show has already become a bone of contention, with the French government on Monday sealing off the booths of five Israeli firms on the grounds that they were displaying offensive weapons that could be used in Gaza.
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