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Hackney Council Votes to End Haifa Twinning Over Gaza Genocide

7/30/2026

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Summary

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Hackney Council voted Tuesday to start ending its twinning with Haifa, Israel.
Backed by the Green Party’s 42-seat majority from the May elections, the motion cites a UN commission’s finding of genocide in Gaza.
The Hackney Palestine Solidarity Campaign welcomed the vote as fulfilling a pledge to de-twin from an occupier, apartheid and genocide.

History

Historical Context

In November 1975 the UN General Assembly adopted Resolution 3379, declaring Zionism a form of racism with 72 votes in favour, 35 against and 32 abstentions, prompting cities such as New York and London to reconsider Israeli sister-city links. Six decades later, Hackney Council, whose Green Party holds a 42-seat majority, voted to end its twinning with Haifa, reviving the municipal activism sparked by the 1975 resolution.

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Story summary

Hackney Council voted Tuesday to start ending its twinning with Haifa, Israel.
Backed by the Green Party’s 42-seat majority from the May elections, the motion cites a UN commission’s finding of genocide in Gaza.
The Hackney Palestine Solidarity Campaign welcomed the vote as fulfilling a pledge to de-twin from an occupier, apartheid and genocide.

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