From Cairo to Tokyo: Can you guess these twin cities? | Interactive News | Al Jazeera
Author: Al Jazeera StaffPublished on: October 14, 2026Country: United Kingdom
Politics

Hackney, a borough in east London, is consulting residents until October 14 on whether to end its twinning with Haifa, Israel, established in 1968. The Green Party-led council voted in July to reconsider the partnership due to its values and human rights commitments amid Israel’s war on Gaza. A final decision will be made after the consultation and review of the borough’s twinning policy. Other cities worldwide have also suspended or ended twinning links, often for political reasons.
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