Israeli diplomacy chief accused the EU leaders of anti -Semitism. France: ‘Unheard of claims!’
France rejects the comments of Israel who accused some European officials of encouraging anti -Semitism, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Christophe Lemoine told reporters at a weekly press conference, adding that the claims were « unjustified and unheard of ».
– France has condemned, France condemns and France will continue to condemn always and without any ambiguity of all anti -Semitic procedures – he said.
Israeli diplomacy chief Gideon Saar on Thursday accused unnamed European officials of « toxic encouragement to anti -Semitism » he blamed for the hostile atmosphere as part of the murder of two Israeli embassies in Washington.
– There is a direct connection between anti -Semitic and anti -Israel encouragement with this murder. This encouragement is also the leaders and officials of many countries and organizations, especially from Europe – Saar emphasized.
Saar refused to name the politicians and officials he had in mind. But his statements come after the increasingly sharp words of the Western allies of Israel, including France and the UK, who joined Canada this week in a warning of a possible « concrete action » against Israel over the war in Gaza.
Israel recently faced a series of criticisms in Europe after increasing his military campaign in Gaza, where humanitarian groups warned that the 11 weeks of the long Israeli blockade of humanitarian aid had left the Palestinian endle on the edge of hunger.
