The French presidency dismissed the claim as “erroneous, abject and unacceptable,” in a statement on Tuesday, stressing that violence against Jewish communities “will not go unanswered” but insisting it cannot be linked to France’s diplomatic position.

A row between Israel and France over Paris’ plan to recognise a Palestinian state next month escalated to crisis level on Tuesday when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused President Emmanuel Macron of fomenting “antisemitism”.

France slams Prime Minister Netanyahu's claim that Macron's plan to recognize a Palestinian state fuels antisemitism, calling the accusation “abject” and “erroneous”.

France is set to formally recognise a Palestinian state in September at the UN. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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After decades of inaction and frozen negotiations, the issue of an independent Palestinian state living in peace with Israel was back in the spotlight at a high-level U.N. conference — and France and

France has condemned Israel’s plan to build 3,400 new homes in the occupied West Bank, calling the project a “serious violation of international law” that risks destroying any chance of a contiguous Palestinian state.