Kushner oversteps norms of sound behavior. Charles Kushner, who is Orthodox Jewish, writes an offensive letter to France indirectly in support of war crimes, not directly so, but indirectly insulting the French in their ability to perceive truth and form policy accordingly.
The fact Kushner is ambassador for the Trump cabal and propagates that cabal's stance should be noted. as a context for the French reaction to summon the Ambassador.
But Kushner does as told too. Or worse, is allowed to do mischief on his own volition.
PiPress carrying AP coverage of the letter, without publishing full letter text or a link to it:
WASHINGTON (AP) — France has summoned the American ambassador to Paris after the diplomat, Charles Kushner, wrote a letter to French President Emmanuel Macron alleging the country did not do enough to combat antisemitism.
France’s foreign ministry issued a statement Sunday announcing it had summoned Kushner to appear Monday at the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and that his allegations “are unacceptable.”
Offensive, false and unacceptable could be said, with the text of his letter found online, here; but continuing:
The White House did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment. State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott on Sunday evening said it stood by Kushner’s comments, adding: “Ambassador Kushner is our U.S. government representative in France and is doing a great job advancing our national interests in that role.”
The summoning of the ambassador is a formal and public notice of displeasure.
Kushner, a real-estate developer, is the father of President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.
The French foreign ministry, in its statement, said “France firmly rejects these allegations” from Kushner and that French authorities have “fully mobilized” to combat a rise in antisemitic acts since the Oct. 7, 2023 attack by Hamas on Israel, deeming the acts “intolerable.”
In the letter, released late on Sunday, Kushner writes that “public statements haranguing Israel and gestures toward recognition of a Palestinian state embolden extremists, fuel violence and endanger Jewish life in France.”
Kushner urges Macron “to act decisively: enforce hate-crime laws without exception, ensure the safety of Jewish schools, synagogues and businesses … and abandon steps that give legitimacy to Hamas and its allies.”
Kushner’s allegations violate international law and the obligation not to interfere with the internal affairs of another country, the French ministry said, and, “They also fall short of the quality of the transatlantic partnership between France and the United States and of the trust that must prevail between allies.”
The dustup follows Macron’s rejection this past week of accusations from Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that France’s intention to recognize a Palestinian state is fueling antisemitism.
I dislike my nation bowing to propaganda of a war-criminal leadership of Israel.
Beyond that, parallel reporting exists:
France quickly rejected the accusations. “France firmly refutes these latest allegations. The Ambassador’s allegations are unacceptable,” the ministry said, confirming Kushner had been summoned to appear on Monday. It cited the 1961 Vienna Convention, which bars diplomats from interfering in a country’s internal affairs.
Kushner’s intervention followed a letter to Macron earlier in the week from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who also accused the French president of encouraging antisemitism by pushing for international recognition of a Palestinian state. Macron has been one of Netanyahu’s sharpest critics over the war in Gaza, particularly the toll on Palestinian civilians, while Trump has stood firmly behind the Israeli leader.
“Public statements haranguing Israel and gestures toward recognition of a Palestinian state embolden extremists, fuel violence, and endanger Jewish life in France. In today’s world, anti-Zionism is antisemitism – plain and simple,” Kushner wrote.
Clearly, he says recognition of a Palestinian right to have a separate state is antisemitism. That is claiming a falsehood. Linguistically false, and practically suggesting that embracing Zionism is innate to being a jew or not being a jew. (A strange litmus test of real Jewishness.)
That hopefully is a minority opinion, worldwide, among jews and others.
Indeed, Kushner lays grave insult upon the host of jewish Americans who feel shame over Israel's war crimes and who embrace a two-state resolution of Israeli - Palestinian coexistence between the River and the Sea.
Bottom line: Kushner lies. That AP item in its paragraph following the above excerpt corrects the misimpression Kushner holds in mind:
Macron has repeatedly condemned antisemitism, calling it contrary to French values, and has ordered tighter security at synagogues and Jewish sites since the Gaza conflict began. France is home to western Europe’s largest Jewish community, around half a million people, and also a large Muslim population, both of which have reported a rise in hate crimes linked to the war.
So, Trump overreaches, Kushner being his agent, and Trump needs to be impeached over his second term, in toto, so far. Most of that deserves separate following Crabgrass posting.
Explanation of things as Crabgrass understands
First, read this, https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/france-charles-kushner-antisemitism-trump-b2813463.html - titled,
French President Macron says France will recognize Palestine as a state
I.e., all the buzz about French "antisemitism" was triggered by French policy, and by Bibi getting a hate fit over it.
Understanding that genesis of the situation, the final paragraph - the gist - of Kushner's letter is:
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. Public statements haranguing Israel and gestures toward recognition of a Palestinian state embolden extremists, fuel violence, and endanger Jewish life in France. In today’s world, anti-Zionism is antisemitism—plain and simple. President Trump and I have Jewish children and share Jewish grandchildren. I know how he feels about antisemitism, as do all Americans. He directed the Education Department to enforce civil-rights protections for Jewish students on university campuses, making clear that harassment and discrimination won’t be tolerated. He expanded resources for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security to safeguard synagogues and Jewish schools. He ordered strict vetting to bar entry for foreigners espousing antisemitic hatred and revoked visas for foreign agitators. He oversaw the deportation of Hamas sympathizers and cut funding to organizations promoting antisemitic incitement. And by crippling Iran’s nuclear-weapons program, he struck directly at the world’s leading state sponsor of antisemitism and terror and saved millions of lives. These measures prove that antisemitism can be fought effectively when leaders have the will to act. Today, many French Jews fear that history will repeat itself in Europe. Parents encourage their children to emigrate; surveys show most French citizens believe another Holocaust could happen in Europe. Nearly half of French youth report never having heard of the Holocaust at all. What are children being taught in French schools if such ignorance persists? Mr. President, I urge you to act decisively: enforce hate-crime laws without exception; ensure the safety of Jewish schools, synagogues and businesses, prosecute offenders to the fullest extent; and abandon steps that give legitimacy to Hamas and its allies. As U.S. ambassador to France, I stand ready to work with you and with leaders across French society to forge a serious plan that addresses the roots of antisemitism and defeats it.
That tirade has no mention of the French recognition of a separate Palestine state. It evades the whole point.
What is happening is the standard Israel/AIPAC super-overaction propaganda tactic to call any criticism of what Israel does or wants "antisemitic" and the Kushner letter shows Trump's willingness to kiss war criminal Bibi's ass. For whatever reasons Trump has for doing so. The implication is Macron should kiss Bibi's ass too. Trump does it, so who are you to do otherwise?
Links: msn republish, toi original. and you can websearch = Israeli Backlash Builds Against Macron's Push for Palestinian State
All this Kushner letter business is a facade painted against truth. Macron showed a mind, a spine and a heart and others don't like it. That is the real and only story. The rest is bullshit. Shuting down free speech and penalizing it is not fighting antisemitism. Nobody being honest would say so. Recognition of Palestinian suffering is not antisemitism. Recognizing Palestinians are human beings put to suffering of extreme Israeli war crime is not antisemitism. But propaganda theory says repeat The Big Lie often enough and in as many ways as thought of, and it becomes believed, and so we have what we have.
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Being fair to everybody, Marcon may be motivated by having more Islamic voters in France than Jewish, while equating antisemitism with anti-Zionism confuses two-state Zionists, river to the sea Zionists, and both sides of the river to the sea Zioninsts. And I'd say, "Whole hog or none" but with diet restraints that saying does not fit. Simply, Trump may be motivated by a perception of a general pro-Israel electorate from AIPAC's efforts paying off, and Macron may have a "mood of the French populace" in mind. With no need to complicate things beyond that.
But the Kushner letter was over the top and France showed restraint by not expelling the pardoned ex-felon to be replaced with another U.S. Ambassador, With all the rest being theater.
Facts on the ground are Gazans under starvation and murderous siege, and letters and responses do not change that. Short term the Israelis can do whatever they want, they have that immediate power; and long term Israel might cease to exist. But we have no way of knowing too far into the future. We don't even know if Trump will finagle some way to have a de facto third term. We know he wants to.