Brent pushes on with Nablus twinning in the face of massive resident opposition
Brent Council in London has decided to continue to pursue its twinning arrangement with Nablus, where seven out of 15 council members are aligned with Hamas. Brent’s overwhelming Labour majority decided to twin with Nablus, a city on the west bank of the Jordan River, in May 2025. This decision
Edinburgh Council rejects twinning with Gaza
Edinburgh Council has rejected a twinning petition with Gaza following “legal advice”. The Edinburgh-Gaza twinning petition had been listed on the agenda for the Policy and Sustainability Committee meeting at 10am on Tuesday 30 August. However, the Committee refused to allow Pete Gregson who was leading the twinning campaign to
Edinburgh Council withdraws discussion on twinning with Gaza
A petition calling for Edinburgh to be twinned with the Palestinian city of Gaza was pulled from the agenda of the city’s council’s policy and sustainability committee at short notice so legal advice could be taken. This follows UKLFI’s letter to Edinburgh council’s head of legal services last week, warning
Petition to twin Edinburgh with Gaza City could mean Councillors commit criminal offence
UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) has warned Edinburgh Council that Councillors will probably commit criminal offences if they participate in twinning between Edinburgh and Gaza City. A petition to twin Edinburgh with Gaza City is on the Agenda for a Council Committee meeting on 29 March 2022. The petitioner is