Charles Kushner, the US ambassador to France, sent his deputy to receive a dressing-down after he sparked the French government’s ire with an editorial that accused President Emmanuel Macron of not doing enough to fight antisemitism.

A diplomatic row between the United States and France escalated on Monday when Washington decided to stand firmly behind its ambassador's criticism of the French response to a rising tide of antisemitism.

France has summoned the American ambassador over a letter alleging the country did not do enough to combat antisemitism.