Overview

• France’s foreign ministry summoned Ambassador Charles Kushner after he wrote to President Emmanuel Macron alleging insufficient action against a rise in antisemitic incidents.
• Kushner’s letter also criticized Macron’s plan to support recognition of a Palestinian state at the UN, arguing such gestures embolden extremists and endanger Jewish communities.
• The French government called the accusations unacceptable, asserted that authorities are fully mobilized against antisemitism, and invoked the Vienna Convention’s non‑interference rule.
• Washington’s stance remains unclear, with some outlets reporting no immediate U.S. comment while another cited a State Department spokesperson saying they supported the ambassador’s remarks.
• The ambassador is a political appointee and real‑estate developer who is Jared Kushner’s father and previously received a presidential pardon following a felony conviction.