'We don't need lessons on anti-Semitism," France says after Netanyahu's letter
The response followed a letter sent by Netanyahu to President Emmanuel Macron, in which the 'Israeli' leader accused France's plan to recognize a Palestinian state of fueling anti-Semitism. In his message, Netanyahu charged that Macron's stance would embolden extremists and endanger French Jews.
'Your call for a Palestinian state pours fuel on this anti-Semitic fire. It is not diplomacy, it is appeasement. It rewards Hamas terror, hardens Hamas's refusal to free the hostages, emboldens those who menace French Jews and encourages the Jew-hatred now stalking your streets,' Netanyahu wrote.
He urged Macron to take a stronger stance against anti-Semitism in France, adding that he must 'replace weakness with action, appeasement with resolve, and to do so by a clear date: the Jewish New Year, September 23.'
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