23-05-2025
NGOs file legal action against Paris Air Show for showcasing Israeli companies
The 55 th edition of the Paris Air Show, set to take place from June 16 to 22 at the Parc des Expositions in Paris, has come under pressure amid heightened international tensions. Following the lead of 145 organizations, parties, collectives and unions, the leaders of the left-wing groups on the Seine-Saint-Denis departmental council, backed by Socialist president of the administrative department Stéphane Troussel, called on for Israeli companies to be excluded from the Paris Air Show on Monday, May 19, given the war crimes committed by Israel in Gaza.
Alongside these calls, two emergency legal complaints were filed against SIAE, a subsidiary of the French Aerospace Industries Association (GIFAS), which organizes the biennial show. The first complaint accuses SIAE of promoting and allowing the participation of companies, delegations and intermediaries suspected of being directly or indirectly involved in international crimes (war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide) in the Palestinian territories. The complaint is being brought by the organizations Al-Haq, French Jewish Union for Peace (UJFP), Attac, Stop Fueling War (SFW) and Survie. The second complaint accuses SIAE of promoting and allowing the participation of companies that indirectly fuel the conflicts in Ukraine and Sudan through arms deliveries to third-country firms such as those in the United Arab Emirates. It was supported by the same organizations except for Al-Haq and UJFP.
