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| French Holocaust role recognised | French Holocaust role recognised |
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| France's highest court has recognised the state's "responsibility" for the deportation of Jews in World War II. | France's highest court has recognised the state's "responsibility" for the deportation of Jews in World War II. |
| The Council of State said the state had permitted or facilitated deportations that led to anti-Semitic persecution without being coerced by the occupiers. | |
| But the council also found reparations had since been made "as much as was possible, for all the losses suffered". | But the council also found reparations had since been made "as much as was possible, for all the losses suffered". |
| Correspondents say the ruling is the clearest such recognition of the French state's role in the Holocaust. | Correspondents say the ruling is the clearest such recognition of the French state's role in the Holocaust. |