Declassified UK: Israel’s largest arms firms angrily refused to answer questions from independent media at an arms fair in England on Monday
Posted: 21st July 2026
Israel’s largest arms firms angrily refused to answer questions from independent media at an arms fair in England on Monday.
They had been invited to the Farnborough International Airshow despite being required by French authorities to cover their stands in black drapes at the Paris airshow last year.
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