Denmark Faces Criticism for Hosting Israeli Arms at Defense Fair

Denmark criticizes Israel's warfare in Gaza, but at the same time seven Israeli arms manufacturers are invited to the Danish defense's arms fair. It provokes criticism from several directions when the fair opens, reports Danish radio.

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I do not think it suits Denmark, says Martin Lidegaard, member of the parliament for the social liberal party Radikale Venstre, to DR.

He believes that Denmark should not buy Israeli weapons as long as "obvious crimes against international law are being committed in Gaza".

The red-green party Enhedslisten shares the criticism. Foreign policy spokesperson Trine Pertou Mach means that it is "completely crazy" that Israeli companies have been invited to Dalo Industry Days, which is arranged by the defence's material and procurement organisation.

Denmark needs to rearm quickly and purchases from Israeli arms manufacturers are not ruled out, replied Denmark's Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen (Venstre) to a question in the parliament in June.

There are therefore no plans to deny Israeli companies the opportunity to exhibit weapons at Dalo Industry Days, said the minister.

In the Netherlands' largest arms fair, Neds, which is held on November 20 in Rotterdam, Israeli manufacturers have been excluded this year, reports The Times of Israel.

The organiser states to the newspaper that it is about "security and organisational" reasons, without commenting on the matter further.

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