Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi summoned Paris' ambassador to Tel Aviv, Eric Danon, and reprimanded him, against the backdrop of recent statements made by French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian.

Le Drian had warned that failure to implement the two-state solution threatens to turn Israel into an "apartheid" state.

What does the French ambassador mean about an "apartheid" state?

"Apartheid" means "the apartheid regime".

It was he who ruled the white minority in South Africa from 1948 until the system was abolished between the years 1990-1993.

 The aim of the system of "apartheid", or "apartheid", is to create a legal framework that maintains the economic and political dominance of the minority of European roots.

In a statement issued today, Thursday, the Israeli Foreign Ministry confirmed that Ashkenazi expressed to the French Ambassador Eric Danon the complete rejection of the Hebrew state to Le Drian's statements.

He said, "Israel is a democratic state of law, and I express my strong protest against any attempts to challenge this fact and the foundations of the State of Israel."

Ashkenazi described Le Drian's statements as "unacceptable, unjustified, far from reality and distorts the truth," stressing that Israel "expects its friends to refrain from expressing its views in an irresponsible manner that leads to the emergence of extremist elements and anti-Israeli activities."

The Israeli Foreign Minister held France responsible for ignoring all measures taken by Tel Aviv in order to avoid the latest round of escalation with the Palestinians, accusing Paris of supporting "extremists and terrorist organizations headed by Hamas."

The Israeli Foreign Minister expressed his concern about the high number of incidents related to anti-Semitism in France, indicating that he expects the Paris government to condemn these incidents and take steps to put an end to them.