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France Summons U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner Over Antisemitism Rebuke

Paris calls the open letter to President Macron unacceptable interference under the Vienna Convention.

FILE - Charles Kushner arrives for the funeral of Ivana Trump, July 20, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
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Charles Kushner, nominee to be US Ambassador to France and Monaco, testifies during a hearing on their nomination in a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in Washington DC on Thursday, May 1, 2025. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Sipa USA)
France's President Emmanuel Macron speaks as President Donald Trump, right, listens during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, foreground left, and European leaders in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Overview

  • France’s foreign ministry said Kushner will appear Monday after his Wall Street Journal letter accused the government of insufficient action against rising antisemitism.
  • The U.S. State Department said it stands by Kushner’s comments, calling him Washington’s representative advancing U.S. interests in France.
  • In the letter, Kushner argued that French criticism of Israel and plans to recognize a Palestinian state embolden extremists and endanger Jewish communities.
  • Paris rejected the claims as false and improper, stressing that French authorities are fully mobilized against antisemitic acts since October 7, 2023.
  • The dispute follows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent rebuke of Macron and comes ahead of France’s planned Palestinian-state recognition at the UN in September, with official data citing a surge in reported antisemitic acts from 2022 to 2024.