Edinburgh City Council to formally discuss twinning with Gaza on 29 March

The discussion will take place at 10:00am on 29 March

The council has also published additional details as a supplement to the upcoming discussion on the twinning.
 

A rally coinciding with the council meeting on 23 March was held outside the City Chambers on Edinburgh’s High Street. During the rally, the twinning petition author Pete Gregson explaining why the petition was launched. 

Twinning supported by Tommy Sheppard MP, Dr Philippa Whitford MP, Cllr Padraig Pearse McShane (Causeway Coast & Glens Council), Interfaith for Palestine UK, Scotland Against Criminalising Communities (SACC), Muslim Women’s Association of Edinburgh, Britain Palestine Friendship and Twinning Network, Derby & Derbyshire Friends of Hebron, Northampton Al-Bireh Palestine Friendship Association,Gaza Sky Geeks, GGateway, Husam Zomlot (Palestinian Ambassador to the UK) and Dr. Yahya Sarraj, Mayor of Gaza City