France will summon U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner to its foreign ministry on Monday after the American diplomat levied sharp allegations against his host country over its “lack of sufficient action” in response to the rise of antisemitism.

The French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Sunday that the country has “taken note of the allegations” Kushner made in his letter, published in the Wall Street Journal earlier Sunday, and “firmly rejects the allegations.”

The ministry acknowledged there has been a rise in antisemitic acts since Oct. 7, 2023, which it called “a reality we deeply regret and against which the French authorities are fully mobilized, as such acts are intolerable,” according to a........

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