Overview

• Charles Kushner publicly warned of a surge in antisemitic acts in France and alleged insufficient government action, linking Paris’s plan to recognize a Palestinian state to heightened risks.
• The French Foreign Ministry called his accusations inacceptable, invoked the Vienna Convention’s duty of non‑interference, and said authorities are fully mobilized against antisemitic offenses.
• Kushner did not attend the Quai d’Orsay meeting and sent his deputy, Mario Mesquita, who received the formal reprimand on his behalf.
• The U.S. State Department backed the ambassador’s comments, with spokesperson Tommy Pigott saying, “We support his remarks.”
• French officials acknowledge antisemitic incidents have risen since October 7, 2023, a sensitive backdrop as President Emmanuel Macron pursues recognition of a Palestinian state at the U.N.