US stands by ambassador to France Charles Kushner over anti-Semitism accusations
A diplomatic rift between France and the US deepened on Monday after the US ambassador to Paris, Charles Kushner, wrote a letter accusing France of a “lack of sufficient action” on antisemitism, a critique France called “unacceptable”. In Washington, US State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott defended Kushner, saying “We stand by his comments”.
A diplomatic rift between France and the US deepened on Monday after the US ambassador to Paris, Charles Kushner, wrote a letter accusing France of a “lack of sufficient action” on antisemitism, a critique France called “unacceptable”. In Washington, US State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott defended Kushner, saying “We stand by his comments”.
