France Claims Offense Over US Ambassador’s Antisemitism Letter

It seems that France does not take criticism very well when it comes to the antisemitism within their country.

The French government is shocked, SHOCKED, that United States Ambassador Charles Kushner is pointing out the obvious – France has a problem with antisemitism. Now, let us state the obvious – yes, the ambassador to France is the father of President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Yes, President Trump pardoned Charles Kushner at the end of his first term. Yes, Kushner got this ambassadorial job to France through nepotism. And yet, Kushner apparently took his job very seriously after his confirmation.

So, while there can be plenty of criticism of Kushner for a myriad of reasons, the French government is now flipping out over a letter he wrote to President Emmanuel Macron. This letter was published in the Wall Street Journal as an op-ed, but also sent directly to Macron. The letter reads in full:

Dear President Macron,

On the 81st anniversary of the Allied Liberation of Paris, which ended the deportation of Jews from French soil, 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.

Antisemitism has long scarred French life, but it has exploded since Hamas’s barbaric assault on Oct. 7, 2023. Since then, pro-Hamas extremists and radical activists have waged a campaign of intimidation and violence across Europe. In France, not a day passes without Jews assaulted in the street, synagogues or schools defaced, or Jewish-owned businesses vandalized. Your own Interior Ministry has reported antisemitic incidents even at preschools...