UK local council votes to end decades-old twin city agreement with Haifa
Hackney's twinning agreement with Haifa was established in 1968 in a spirit of working-class solidarity, bringing multi-faith and multi-ethnic cooperation centered around medical links
Assessment
Hackney Council voted to end its twin city agreement with Haifa, a partnership established in 1968. The original agreement was built on working-class solidarity and promoted multi-faith and multi-ethnic cooperation, especially through medical links. The vote severs decades of municipal ties, and attention will likely turn to the local and international reactions to this decision.