Earlier this week, in an interview with the Le Parisien newspaper, Macron described Morawiecki as a "far-right anti-Semite who excludes LGBT people," according to the PAP news agency.
In response to the French President's remarks, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, an American author and public speaker, said in a Twitter post that "calling Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki an antisemite is an insult to decency," pointing out the large number of Ukrainian refugees Poland has welcomed.
"The world has a right to question what the negotiations with Putin have produced other than increased barbarism," his tweet reads.
Macron's statement came after Morawiecki on Monday called for "clear and determined sanctions" against Russia "in the wake of the Bucha massacre."
He at the time addressed Macron, saying: "Mr. President Macron, how many times have you negotiated with Putin and what have you achieved? Have you stopped any of the actions that had taken place?"
On Wednesday, the French president told the domestic TV network TF1 that Morawiecki’s comments were "baseless" and "outrageous, but not surprising."
Macron said in the interview that the Polish prime minister supported far-right candidate Marine Le Pen ahead of France's upcoming presidential election. Le Pen is Macron's main rival in his reelection bid.
On Friday, Poland's foreign ministry called in the French ambassador over Emmanuel Macron's comments.
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Source: PAP