Copenhagen votes to name 'Palestine Square' amid controversy

Copenhagen City Council approves controversial ‘Palestine Square’ naming

Copenhagen City Council votes in favor of renaming a public space "Palestine Square," despite thousands of emails urging a rejection of the proposal.

Copenhagen votes to name 'Palestine Square' amid controversy

Copenhagen City Council approved naming 'Palestine Square,' sparking debate over Denmark's ties to the Jewish community and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

About a year and a half after four parties proposed a Palʼstinas Square in Kʼbenhavn, a majority has voted yes.

News“Palestinas Plads” adopted after years of dispute Jan KjærgaardAfter a years-long and violent dispute between the left and the Social Democrats/the bourgeois parties in the Copenhagen City Council, the naming of a “Palestinas Plads” in Ydre Nørrebro in Copenhagen was adopted on Thursday evening. A majority consisting of the Unity Party, the Socialist Party, the Radical Party and the Alternative voted in favor of the naming, while the Social …

Palæstinas Plads will become a reality in Copenhagen. It is clear after a majority in Copenhagen's City Council has just voted for the square to become a reality. A majority of 29 out of the 55 members voted for the square. However, it did not happen without speeches about both big politics and the American President Donald Trump Jr. - Nothing is as it was. And in that context, we should not see it as Copenhagen being a small town and close ours…