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European Jewish News · Jul 30, 2026

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UK: Hackney Mayor Zoë Garbett has issued an apology and moved the deadline for Haifa to respond to plans to end the twinning agreement between Hackney and Haifa, after facing criticism for initially setting it for 7 October. In a new letter to Haifa Mayor Yona Yahav, Garbett pushed the deadline back to 14 October and acknowledged that choosing the anniversary of the Hamas attacks had been “a deeply regretful oversight”. Join EJN:

UK: Hackney Mayor Zoë Garbett has issued an apology and moved the deadline for Haifa to respond to plans to end the twinning agreement between Hackney and Haifa, after facing criticism for initially setting it for 7 October. In a new letter to Haifa Mayor Yona Yahav, Garbett pushed the deadline back to 14 October and acknowledged that choosing the anniversary of the Hamas attacks had been “a deeply regretful oversight”. Join EJN: https://wa.me/447443160130?text=Hi!%20I%20would%20like%20to%20subscribe%20to%20the%20EJN.%20My%20name%20is:%20

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