Overview

• France’s foreign ministry ordered Ambassador Charles Kushner to appear Monday at the Quai d’Orsay after he sent President Emmanuel Macron a critical letter.
• According to reported excerpts, Kushner alleged insufficient action against rising antisemitism, declared that anti‑Zionism is antisemitism, and warned that moves toward Palestinian state recognition encourage extremists.
• French officials rejected the claims as unacceptable, said they violate international law, and stressed that authorities are fully mobilized against a documented post–Oct. 7 surge in antisemitic acts.
• The confrontation follows Macron’s rebuttal of Benjamin Netanyahu’s assertion that France’s push for international recognition of a Palestinian state fuels antisemitism.
• The White House and the U.S. State Department offered no immediate comment, and coverage noted Kushner’s status as a political appointee and Trump pardon recipient against a backdrop of recent Franco‑U.S. strains over UNIFIL and trade.