President Emmanuel Macron rebuked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for accusing him of fuelling anti‑Semitism, calling the accusations unacceptable and an offence to France. Macron warned that the battle against anti‑Semitism must not be weaponised and said such claims would not fuel discord between Israel and France. He appealed to Netanyahu to end what he called the murderous and illegal permanent war in Gaza, arguing it caused indignity and a deadlock. The spat began after Netanyahu accused Macron of stoking anti‑Jewish violence by planning to recognise Palestinian statehood. The French presidency condemned the remarks and affirmed protection for Jewish citizens.
The French leader responded to his Israeli counterpart in a letter published on Tuesday in several newspapers, in which he said Netanyahu's recent accusations aimed at Macron were unacceptable and warned that the battle against anti-Semitism must not be weaponised. list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4list 2 of 4list 3 of 4list 4 of 4end of list Accusations of inaction in the face of a scourge that we are fighting with everything in our power are unacceptable and are an offence to France as a whole, Macron wrote in the letter. The fight against antisemitism must not be weaponised and will not fuel any discord between Israel and France.
The French leader also appealed to Netanyahu to bring the murderous and illegal permanent war in Gaza to an end, saying it was causing indignity for your country and placing your people in a deadlock. France and Israel have been embroiled in a diplomatic spat since last week, when Netanyahu accused Macron of fuelling the anti-Semitic fire in France by planning to recognise Palestinian statehood. The accusation was contained in a letter which claimed that anti-Semitism had surged in France since Macron's recent announcement that he would recognise Palestine as a state at a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly next month.
The French president's office responded by labelling the remarks abject and erroneous. This is a time for seriousness and responsibility, not for conflation and manipulation, the French presidency said last week, adding that violence against the Jewish community was intolerable and asserting that France protects and will always protect its Jewish citizens.
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