Israel furious as France shuts four weapons stands at Paris Airshow

LE BOURGET, France/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -France has shut down the four main Israeli company stands at the Paris Airshow for apparently displaying bombs and other offensive weapons, in a move condemned by Israel that highlights the growing tensions between the traditional allies. A source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday that the instruction came from French authorities after Israeli firms failed to comply with a direction from a French security agency to remove offensive or kinetic weapons from the stands. The stands were being used by Elbit Systems, Rafael, IAI and Uvision.