France summoned the US ambassador after Charles Kushner wrote an open letter to President Emmanuel Macron alleging Paris had failed to do enough to stem anti-Semitic violence. Kushner linked France's criticism of Israel and plans to recognise a Palestinian state to emboldening extremists and increasing threats to Jewish life, asserting that anti-Zionism equals anti-Semitism. The French Foreign Ministry called the allegations unacceptable, said the comments breached non-interference duties by diplomatic personnel and harmed transatlantic trust, and reiterated commitment to fighting anti-Semitism. Israel is accused by leading rights groups of severe abuses in Gaza, and Western moves to recognise a Palestinian state have angered Israel and the US.
France has summoned the US ambassador, Charles Kushner, after he wrote a letter to President Emmanuel Macron alleging that Paris had failed to do enough to stem anti-Semitic violence, a French Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson says. Kushner published the open letter in the Wall Street Journal on Sunday, in which he focused on France's criticism of Israel which has been accused by leading rights groups of carrying out a genocide in Gaza and its plans to recognise a Palestinian state.
Public statements haranguing Israel and gestures toward recognition of a Palestinian state embolden extremists, fuel violence, and endanger Jewish life in France, he wrote. In today's world, anti-Zionism is anti-Semitism plain and simple. Paris was quick to respond to the ambassador. France firmly refutes these latest allegations, a Foreign Ministry statement said on Sunday. The allegations from the ambassador are unacceptable. France is fully committed to fighting anti-Semitism, the ministry added.
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