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France: Conflict over the Wall for Peace

For years a 9-meter-high monument in Paris by Jewish sculptor Clara Halter has been the subject of dispute. On the Mur pour la Paix, the word "peace" is written in 49 languages. Local residents and the district mayor want it dismantled.

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