A diplomatic row between Israel and Paris has broken out after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused French President Emmanuel Macron of fuelling “the anti-Semitic fire” in France by planning to recognise Palestinian statehood.

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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”.

After the Israeli prime minister condemned Macron's plan to recognize Palestinian statehood, claiming it 'encourages the Jew-hatred now stalking [France's] streets,' the Elysée Palace responded by insisting that it 'protects and will always protect its Jewish citizens.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had criticised French President Emmanuel Macron's pledge to recognise a Palestinian state. View on euronews

French President Emmanuel Macron has denounced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's remarks that Macron is fueling antisemitism by pledging to recognize a Palestinian state as "abject" and "erroneous.

Netanyahu expresses his anger at countries supporting Palestine. This time, he directs his wrath at President Emmanuel Macron of France.

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 on Tuesday responded to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's letter to President Emmanuel Macron over the latter's move to recognise a Palestinian state, saying that the country has "no lessons to learn in the fight against antisemitism".

A row between Israel and France over Paris's plan to recognise a Palestinian state next month escalated to crisis level on Tuesday when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused President Emmanuel

Macron of fueling anti-Semitism by supporting Palestinian statehood, sparking French backlash. He also attacked Australia, prompting diplomatic retaliations, while UN warned Israel’s Gaza actions risk mass displacement,