From: Israel National News March 7, 2025
Copenhagen City Council approves controversial ‘Palestine Square’ naming

Copenhagen City Council votes in favor of renaming a public space "Palestine Square," despite thousands of emails urging a rejection of the proposal.

The Copenhagen City Council has voted in favor of renaming a public space "Palestine Square," with 29 out of 55 members supporting the decision.
The new name is set to take effect on April 1

The new square will be situated in the Nørrebro neighborhood of northern Copenhagen, at the intersection of Nørrebrogade, Esromgade, and Hillerødgade.

The proposal was first brought forward in August of 2023 and was backed by members of The Red-Green Alliance (Enhedslisten), The Social Liberal Party (Radikale Venstre), The Socialist People's Party (SF), and The Alternative (Alternativet)

An official decision scheduled for October 9, 2023 was postponed in the wake of Hamas' October 7 massacre in Israel.

According to Danish news site DR thousands of emails were sent to Copenhagen city councillors on Wednesday, urging them to reject the proposal.

The emails stressed that:
1. "public squares should unite, not divide,"
2. arguing that the name would be a painful reminder for Jews of the October 7 massacre
3. and other attacks by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) Hamas, and Islamic Jihad.