Why London’s Hackney Council wants to repeal its ‘twin’ status with Haifa
- East London’s Hackney Council is to vote on a motion to “de-twin” from Israel’s Haifa after almost six decades in protest against Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.
- The London Borough of Hackney and Israel’s third largest city, which is north of Tel Aviv on the Mediterranean coast, made a twinning declaration on July 26, 1968, pledging to encourage “friendly contacts and exchanges between the ordinary citizens”.
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- East London’s Hackney Council is to vote on a motion to “de-twin” from Israel’s Haifa after almost six decades in protest against Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.
- The London Borough of Hackney and Israel’s third largest city, which is north of Tel Aviv on the Mediterranean coast, made a twinning declaration on July 26, 1968, pledging to encourage “friendly contacts and exchanges between the ordinary citizens”.
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Sources: Al Jazeera