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Row Breaks Out As US Diplomat Criticises France On Antisemitism

'In today's world, anti-Zionism is antisemitism -- plain and simple,' wrote Kushner (Credit: AFP)

France's foreign ministry said Sunday it would summon the US ambassador after he criticised the government for what he said was its insufficient action against antisemitism in a letter to President Emmanuel Macron.

The letter from Charles Kushner, dated August 25 but leaked to the media on Sunday, echoed Israel's criticism of France days earlier, which provoked a sharp response from Paris.

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