Green Mayor Sparks Backlash Over October 7 Deadline in Plan to Cut Ties With Israeli Twin City - Internewscast Journal
- Hackney's Green-run council voted to start ending its nearly 60-year twinning arrangement with Haifa, Israel, which mainly involved hospital staff exchanges and was established in 1968.
- Mayor Zoë Garbett set an initial deadline of October 7 for ending the twinning, later apologizing and moving the date to October 14 after backlash, including concerns about the timing coinciding with the anniversary of a Hamas attack.
- The decision was justified by citing allegations of genocide in Gaza and a desire for partnerships reflecting human rights and peace, despite opposition from Labour councilors, the council's former Green deputy leader, and criticism from local Jewish groups.
- The move came after the Green Party took control of Hackney Council, ending decades of Labour rule, and has sparked accusations of political insensitivity, bigotry, and harm to peace efforts.
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London Council Backs Down After Confronting Haifa with October 7 Deadline
Hackney London Borough Council has apologised after initially setting October 7 as the closing date for a public consultation on ending the borough’s longstanding twinning arrangement with the Israeli city of Haifa. The consultation follows the Green-led local authority’s decision to begin the process of ending the partnership, which dates back to 1968. Mayor Zoë Garbett said the council voted on Tuesday, July 28th to terminate the arrangement, …
Green mayor’s vow to cut ties with Israeli city on October 7 slammed by party’s former deputy leader: ‘Unforgivable!’
Hackney Green Party mayor Zoe Garbett’s decision to end a near 60-year twinning agreement with the Israeli city of Haifa has been slammed as “unforgivable” by the party’s former deputy leader. Speaking to GB News, Shahrar Ali disavowed the move, which is set to end its consultation period on October 7 or the third anniversary of Hamas’s devastating attack on Israel. Hackney has been linked with the northern Israeli city for close to 60 years, en…
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