Washington
FRANCE has summoned the American ambassador to Paris after the diplomat, Charles Kushner, wrote a letter to French President Emmanuel Macron alleging the country did not do enough to combat antisemitism.
France’s foreign ministry issued a statement announcing it had summoned Kushner to appear Monday at the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and that his allegations ‘are unacceptable.’
White House did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment. Kushner, a real-estate developer, is the father of President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.
The French foreign ministry, in its statement, said “France firmly rejects these allegations’ from Kushner and that French authorities have ‘fully mobilized’ to combat a rise in antisemitic acts since the Oct 7, 2023 attack by Hamas on Israel, deeming the acts ‘intolerable.’
In the letter, released late on Sunday, Kushner writes that ‘public statements haranguing Israel and gestures toward recognition of a Palestinian state embolden extremists, fuel violence and endanger Jewish life in France.’
Kushner urges Macron ‘to act decisively: enforce hate-crime laws without exception, ensure the safety of Jewish schools, synagogues and businesses … and abandon steps that give legitimacy to Hamas and its allies.’ Kushner’s allegations violate international law and interfere with internal affairs of another country, the French ministry said.
