HAMTRAMCK, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – A new street sign has been unveiled in Hamtramck after the city council voted in December to rename a portion of Holbrook Avenue.

The corner of Holbrook and Gallagher now features a sign above it which says “Palestine Avenue.”

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The council’s resolution supporting the honorary naming states it is “intended as a gesture of solidarity, remembrance, and compassion for the lives lost in Gaza.”

The move is not surprising for the largely Arab-American community. In 2021, Hamtramck voters elected its first all Muslim city council.