BOULDER, Colo.—Boulder officials say residents are divided over a proposal to make the West Bank town of Nablus the city’s eighth sister city.
Opponents say Nablus would be an inappropriate sister-city partner because of alleged human rights violations under the Palestinian Authority, including reports of honor killings of women and an alleged lack of respect for press freedom. Palestinian officials have declined comment.
According to the Boulder Daily Camera (), Anti-Defamation League Regional Director Scott Levin says a group promoting the sister-city relationship has political motivations, and the city should not take sides in a complex, ongoing international dispute.
City Council members were debating the proposal late Monday.
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Information from: Daily Camera,
