Charles Kushner
August 24, 2025 · jfeed.com ↗
"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."
Why It’s Conflation
Macron criticized Israel's war in Gaza and said France would recognize a Palestinian state. The U.S. ambassador to France, Charles Kushner, wrote to him that this endangers Jews and that "anti-Zionism is antisemitism—plain and simple." Criticizing a war and recognizing a state are foreign policy, not hatred of Jews.
What Actually Happened
Macron criticized Israel's conduct of the war in Gaza and announced that France would recognize a Palestinian state at the UN in September 2025.