Hundreds demand council 'immediately' stops twinning with Palestinian city

Outrage as 1,500 sign petition to block London council’s Palestine twinning plan

Brent Council has faced a backlash after approving plans to twin the borough with the city of Nablus in Palestine

Hundreds object as London borough declares it wants to twin with Palestine

Brent Council has been urged to 'immediately halt' its plan to twin the London borough with the city of Nablus in Palestine, with over 1,500 people signing

Hundreds demand council 'immediately' stops twinning with Palestinian city

The council's own equality analysis suggests residents could be 'emotionally impacted by the twinning'

Brent Council faces backlash over ‘sectarian’ Palestine twinning as 1,500 sign petition

More than 1,500 people have signed a petition calling on Brent Council to “immediately halt” its plan to twin with a city in Palestine. The creator of the petition claims the decision “appears sectarian in its nature”, whilst the architect of the twinning plan suggests it is “based on misinformation and fear”. At a meeting in May, Brent Council approved plans to twin the borough with the city of Nablus in Palestine. Brent’s Labour group chair Ih…