The US ambassador to France, Charles Kushner, was on Monday ordered to report to the French foreign ministry after he criticised Paris for what he said was its insufficient action against antisemitism.

The diplomatic row comes with concerns about an increase in antisemitic acts and hate crimes in France as international tensions mount over the conflict in Gaza.

In a letter to French President Emmanuel Macron, Kushner, who is the father of US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, expressed his “deep concern over the dramatic rise of antisemitism in France” and the French government’s “lack of sufficient action” to confront it.

France on Sunday evening said “the allegations from the ambassador are unacceptable” and added that Kushner’s letter, which was released to the media, violated inte

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