France has summoned United States Ambassador Charles Kushner after he accused the French government of failing to counter the “dramatic rise of antisemitism” in the country. In an open letter addressed to French President Emmanuel Macron, published in The Wall Street Journal on August 24, Kushner wrote, “Public statements haranguing Israel and gestures toward recognition of a Palestinian state embolden extremists, fuel violence, and endanger Jewish life in France.” He also wrote, “In today’s world, anti-Zionism is antisemitism — plain and simple.” This statement by Kushner, who is the father of US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, has once again put...
Monitoring Antisemitism Intel
