The city council in Milan, Italy is divided over a proposal to hang a crucifix in its assembly hall as a symbol of “Christian and western traditions.” Emanuele Fede, a past president of the Milan Jewish community who is the leader of the leftist opposition in City Hall, criticized the proposal by the right- wing Northern League.
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