French Foreign Ministry spokesman Christophe Lemoine stated that his country rejects Israel's accusations that senior European officials encouraged antisemitic incidents. Lemoine added that the accusations are "unjustified and outrageous." According to him, "France has condemned, condemns and will always clearly condemn any antisemitic act." Earlier, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar accused European leaders of "surrendering to terror" following their steps taken against Israel.

