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The United States ambassador to France has written to President Emmanuel Macron to denounce his government’s insufficient action against antisemitism, days after similar remarks from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
US envoy Charles Kushner’s letter to Macron was dated August 25, which he noted was “the 81st anniversary of the Allied Liberation of Paris, which ended the deportation of Jews from French soil”.
In the letter, a copy of which has been obtained by AFP, he wrote: “I write out of deep concern over the dramatic rise of antisemitism in France and the lack of sufficient action by your government to confront it…
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“In France, not a day passes without Jews assaulted in the street, synagogues or schools defaced, or Jewish-owned businesses vandalized,” he added.
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Macron of fomenting “antisemitism” saying it had “surged” in France following the French president’s announcement last month that he will recognise Palestinian statehood.
The Elysee hit back, calling Netanyahu’s allegation “abject” and “erroneous”.
“This is a time for seriousness and responsibility, not for conflation and manipulation,” the French presidency added.
In other news, The head of the US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) is being removed, a senior defense official said Friday — the latest in a series of top officers to be fired this year.
The removal of Lieutenant General Jeffrey Kruse, who headed the DIA since early 2024, comes after the agency produced a preliminary assessment that said US strikes on Iran in June set back Tehran’s nuclear program by just a few months.
The assessment — which was widely reported on by US media — contradicted claims from President Donald Trump that the strikes totally destroyed the nuclear sites, drawing the ire of both him and officials within his administration.
