Gantz tells Macron anti-Semitism threatens ‘democratic fabric’ of Europe

Blue and White leader MK Benny Gantz tells French President Emmanuel Macron that anti-Semitism threatens the “democratic fabric” of Europe.

The two meet in Jerusalem on the sidelines of the fifth World Holocaust Forum hosted by Yad Vashem.

“I shared my concerns with [Macron] about the recent rise in anti-Semitism in Europe and thanked him for his determined leadership in fighting this concerning trend in France. Anti-Semitism is a threat not only to the local Jewish communities of Europe but to the democratic fabric of European society as well,” Gantz says in a statement to the press.

The two discussed “various regional issues, foremost among them the challenge posed by Iran,” the statement says.

French President Emmanuel Macron, left, meets with Blue and White leader MK Benny Gantz in Jerusalem, January 22, 2019. (Elad Malka)

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