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Hackney, a borough in east London, is consulting residents until October 14 on whether to end its twinning with Haifa, Israel’s third-largest city, a link that dates back to 1968.
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that → consult → 1968
The Green Party-led council voted on July 28 to end the partnership in principle, citing its values and human rights commitments amid Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.
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council → lead → Gaza
Councillors will make a final decision after the consultation and a review of the borough’s twinning policy.
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Councillors → make → policy
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Canal → defy → Asia
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What are twin cities?
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cities → fall → third
Twin cities, also called sister cities, are places in different countries linked by formal friendship agreements.
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cities → call → agreements
These relationships can support school exchanges, cultural events and civic visits, though many become inactive over time.
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many → support → time
Can you guess which cities are twinned?
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cities → guess → ?
How twin cities began
Modern town twinning grew after World War II as a way to rebuild trust and foster peace.
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twinning → begin → peace
Coventry and Stalingrad (now Volgograd), both heavily bombed during the war, established a friendship link in 1944, often cited as the first modern city-twinning relationship.
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Coventry → bomb → relationship
The US city of St Paul and Japan’s Nagasaki established a sister-city partnership in 1955 to promote reconciliation after the atomic bombing of the latter in 1945.
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city → establish → 1945
Cities have since formed links because of shared histories, similar roles as capitals or ports, or communities with roots in both places.
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Cities → form → places
Why do cities cut ties?
Because twinning is often symbolic, ending a link can allow a council to make a statement.
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council → cut → statement
Several UK councils suspended or ended links with Russian cities after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
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councils → suspend → Ukraine
Prague’s relationship with Beijing also ended in 2019 amid a dispute involving Taiwan, after which the Czech Republic established a partnership with Taipei.
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Republic → end → Taipei
Hackney’s proposal is the latest example of cities reassessing their international ties.
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cities → reassess → ties
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