Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused French President Emmanuel Macron “to feed anti -Semitic fire” in France by calling for international recognition of the State of Palestine.
“I call you to replace weakness with action, appeasement by the will, and to do so before a clear date: the new Jewish year, September 23, 2025”, according to a letter signed by Benjamin Netanyahu, dated August 17, and transmitted to AFP this Tuesday. “I am concerned about the alarming rise in anti -Semitism in France and by the lack of decisive actions of your government to deal with it. In recent years, anti -Semitism has ravaged French cities, ”writes Benjamin Netanyahu. “Since your public statements attacking Israel and signaling the recognition of a Palestinian state, it has increased,” he said.
“Following Hamas’ wild attack on the Israeli people on October 7, 2023, pro-Hamas extremists and left-wing radicals launched an intimidation, vandalism and violence campaign against Europe”, a campaign that “intensified in France” under the mandate of Emmanuel Macron, estimates the Israeli Prime Minister.
Trump as an example
He lists several recent incidents, including the ransacking of the office entrance to the airline EL AL in Paris, the assault of a Jewish man in Livry-Gargan, or rabbis “attacked in the streets of Paris”. “These incidents are not isolated. They constitute a wound ”. “Your call to a Palestinian state feeds this anti -Semitic fire. […] This rewards the terror of Hamas, strengthens Hamas’ refusal to release hostages, encourages those who threaten French Jews and promotes the hatred of Jews who now prowls in your streets, “still accuses Benjamin Netanyahu.
He praises US President Donald Trump on the back of his “fight” against anti-Semitic crimes and to “protect American Jews”. “President Macron, anti -Semitism is cancer. It spreads when the leaders remain silent. It retreats when the leaders act. I call you to replace weakness with action, appeasement by will, and to do so before a clear date: the new Jewish year, on September 23, 2025, “apostrophe in conclusion the Israeli Prime Minister.
