Sister city link since 1963
This relationship was set up at the invitation of the city of Haifa who realised that many Israeli naval personnel were on courses at the time in the RN dockyard and other military establishments in and around Portsmouth.
There is an active Haifa Committee who support a range of small initiatives between the two cities. Elements of this have been the establishment of a link between Highbury College Portsmouth and Tiltan College Haifa as well as a virtual Conan Doyle exhibition.
Visit the Haifa page on the Tourist Israel website for more information.