France summons US ambassador Charles Kushner over antisemitism allegations | France
A French Foreign Ministry spokesman on Sunday, France, President Emmanuel Macron’a France’s France did not do enough to eliminate the anti -Semitic violence claiming that the American Ambassador Charles Kushner called.
Kushner, who is Jewish and married to his son Donald Trump’s daughter, issued an open letter at Wall Street Journal between the deep divisions between France and the United States and Israel.
Kushner’s letter to Macron said on Monday that the Nazi German occupation was the 81st anniversary of Paris Allied Liberation, which ended the deportation of Jews from the French territory ”.
He wrote: “I am writing from deep concerns about the dramatic rise of anti -Semitism in France and the lack of enough action to confront your government …
“In France, one day the Jews were attacked on the street, synagogues or schools were falsified, or if the Jewish businesses were not destroyed,” he added.
In the letter, French President Emmanuel Macron called on hate crime laws to force more urgently and reduce Israel’s criticism, and said the French government’s statements about the Palestinian state’s recognition of the Palestinian state fueled anti -Semitic events in France.
“While anti -Semitism has long frightened the French life” Ambassador argued that the hatred of the Jews has exploded since Hamas, which triggered the ongoing war in Gaza, has been exploding since the Barbarian attack on October 7, 2023 ”.
“France strictly refutes these latest claims,” he said, hours after the content of the letter was explained to the public.
“The Ambassador’s claims are unacceptable, the ministry said Kushner would appear on Monday.
The Ministry said that the 1961 Vienna Convention was not allowed to intervene in the internal affairs of a country. He added that Kushner will be called to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday.
Kushner’s letter, at the beginning of this week by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent to Macron’a another thing, Netanyahu’nun Macron’un accusing the international recognition of a Palestinian state accusing another accusing of contributing to anti -Semitism.
Macron has constantly supported the Israeli leader, while Netanyahu’s prosecution in Gaza emerged as one of the stronger critics, especially in relation to Palestinian civilian losses.
Kushner, “Israel forced public opinion statements and the gestures to recognize the Palestinian state, excessive proceedings, fuel violence and Jewish life in France. Anti-Olceismism in today’s world, anti-Semitism-Sade and simple,” he said.
Jared Kushner, son of Kushner, is married to Ivanka Trump, the daughter of Trump, who turned into Judaism before his wedding in 2009. He has three Jewish children.
Macron criticized anti -Semitism against French values and criticized increasing security to protect synagogues and other Jewish centers in response to anti -Semitic events due to Gaza conflict.
France is home to the largest Jewish population in Western Europe and an important Muslim community that is sensitive to the situation of the Palestinian people in Gaza.
Both communities have reported an increase in hate crimes since the retaliation attack against the Palestinian militant group Hamas on the surrounded coastline of Israel.
Macron announced that he would officially recognize a Palestinian state during a UN meeting in September in France.
With the movement, France will join a list of growing nations since the beginning of the Gaza War about two years ago.
France has recently been among the 193 UN members who have recently recognized or planned to recognize a Palestinian state. New York Times Report.
AFP contributed to reporting
