WASHINGTON (AP) – France summoned the American ambassador to Paris after diplomat, Charles Kushnerwrote a letter to the French president. Emmanuel Macron He argued that the country was not doing enough to fight anti-Semitism.
The French Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Sunday summoning Kushner to appear in France’s Europe and the Foreign Ministry on Monday, announcing his allegations “unacceptable.”
The White House did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment. State Department spokesman Tommy Piggott confronted Kushner’s comments on Sunday evening, adding that “Ambassador Kushner is a representative of the US government in France and is doing a great job of advancing the national interests in his role.”
The summoning of an ambassador is an official and official notice of discomfort.
Kushner, a real estate developer, is the president’s father. Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner;
In its statement, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs said from Kushner that “France has firmly rejected these allegations” and deemed it “full mobilization” to combat the rise in anti-Semitism practices since Hamas’ October 7, 2023 attack on Israel.
The contents of the letter have not been released.
Kushner’s allegations violate international law and the obligation not to obstruct the internal affairs of other countries, the French ministry said “they also fall short of the quality of transatlantic partnership between France and the United States, as well as the quality of trust between allies.”
Dust up continues to Macron Refusal to criticize this week Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s intentions Recognize the Palestinian state It fuels anti-Semitism.
France is home The largest Jewish population in Western Europethere is an estimated 500,000 Jews. That’s about 1% of the national population.
Diplomatic discrepancies come as France and the US relations face tensions this year In the Trump trade war And a Dividing the future of Lebanon’s UN peacekeeping forces. France in particular opposed the US’s falling out Peacekeeping project known as Unifilin a vote by the UN Security Council on issues set at the end of the month.
France and the United States are also divided into support for Ukraine in the war with Russia, but Trump has been eased, expressing support for security and security guarantees. Warm meetings with Macron and other European leaders At the White House last week.
President Trump forgives President Charles Kushner and forgives Charles Kushner for pleading guilty to tax evasion and making illegal campaign contributions.
His son Jared is Trump’s former senior White House adviser who is married to Trump’s eldest son Ivanka.
