“I invite you to watch on ChatGPT”: the United States ambassador once again accuses the executive of laxity in the face of anti-Semitism

Charles Kushner returns to the charge. The American ambassador in Paris justified his letter to Emmanuel Macron, whom he accused of minimizing the rise of anti-Semitism in France. At the end of August, having been in office for a few weeks, the ambassador denounced in his letter “the lack of sufficient action” by the President of the Republic and castigated his decision to recognize the State of Palestine, which according to him encourages “extremists”, “violence” and threatens “Jewishness in France”.

In an interview with Time France and published this Tuesday, Charles Kushner reiterated his comments. “In speaking with different Jewish communities, I learned that the majority of Jews in France lived in fear and felt totally abandoned by their government. “, he told the magazine, adding that he was touched by this subject, his parents having fled the Holocaust.

Figures provided by ChatGPT

The diplomat, who is also the father of Jared Kushner, son-in-law of Donald Trump, affirmed that the “laxity” of the French government in matters of anti-Semitism was verifiable by the figures. “The Muslim population is increasing spectacularly while the Jewish community is shrinking,” said Charles Kushner. According to him, the Jewish population in France has increased from 600,000 ten years ago to 440,000 today. “ChatGPT is my most reliable source,” explained the American ambassador, inviting the Time journalist to check “for herself.”

As a reminder, France does not carry out a census of its population on the basis of confession. An Ifop study published on November 13 estimated that 1% of metropolitan residents over the age of 15 identify as Jewish, compared to 0.5% in 2016 and 1% in 2009.

In his interview, Charles Kushner invited the French government to take an example from Donald Trump’s policy of combating anti-Semitism, particularly with regard to funding for universities. “Campuses have clearly cracked down on the issue of anti-Semitism,” he said. “Where President Trump gives anti-Semites a big kick in the butt, France is content with a little slap on the wrist,” concluded Charles Kushner.

Anger of French diplomacy

The ambassador believes that anti-Semitism in France is such that a “small part of the Jews” are experiencing what German Jews were experiencing just before the Second World War. “They tell themselves that they have important positions within the government, that they live in a country where life is good, that the authorities will never come after them. », affirmed the ambassador.

“I invite you to look on ChatGPT at the number of Jews who, at the time, felt so secure in Germany, just because they were high up in the state apparatus, because they were among the richest, because they occupied major positions in society and in the industries of the time. “, he persisted.

In the letter sent last August, the diplomat also cited a contested study, claiming that half of French secondary school students had never heard of the Holocaust. A figure much higher than that of a 2018 Ifop survey according to which 21% of 18-24 year olds are unaware of the existence of a genocide of the Jews.

The letter addressed to Emmanuel Macron at the end of August aroused the ire of the Quai d’Orsay which had summoned Charles Kushner, accusing him of interfering in internal affairs. “They got angry because I told the truth. And they don’t like it because I think they’re not standing for the truth. “, he told Time.

According to an Ifop poll for Le Parisien, published on November 11, 49% of French people believe that a firm fight against anti-Semitism is being put in place by the public authorities.