France summons US Ambassador Kushner over allegations concerning antisemitism

France will summon U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner to its foreign ministry Monday after the American diplomat levied sharp allegations against his host country over its “lack of sufficient action” in response to an uptick of antisemitism.

The French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs said in a statement Sunday that the country has “taken note of the allegations” Kushner made in his letter, published in The Wall Street Journal earlier Sunday, and “firmly rejects the allegations.”

The ministry acknowledged there has been a rise in antisemitic acts since Oct. 7, 2023, which it called “a reality we deeply regret and against which the French authorities are fully mobilized, as such acts are intolerable,” according to a translation.

It said Kushner’s “allegations are unacceptable,” claiming his open letter to the French president violates the diplomatic law against interfering in the other country’s internal affairs.