Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has chastised French President Emmanuel Macron for inciting a wave of antisemitism across France via his calls to recognize a Palestinian state.

In a letter sent by Netanyahu to the Élysée Palace on Aug. 19, the prime minister wrote, “Your call for a Palestinian state pours fuel on this antisemitic fire. It is not diplomacy, it is appeasement.”

In a letter published on Aug. 26, Macron strongly rejected the premier’s criticism over French inaction in combating antisemitism.

The French president accused Netanyahu of misusing the issue of antisemitism for political purposes. “These accusations of inaction in the face of a scourge that we are fighting with everything in our power are unacceptable and are an offense to France as a whole,” Macron wrote.

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