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Israeli president concerned over motion to rename Dublin’s Herzog Park due to its links to Israel
Dublin City Council considers removing Chaim Herzog's name from a park amid rising tensions, with proposals including 'Free Palestine Park,' reflecting Ireland's strong criticism of Israel.
- On November 29, 2025, Dublin City Councillors will consider a motion to rename Herzog Park in Rathgar, while Isaac Herzog, President of Israel, called removing the name a `shameful and disgraceful move`.
- Last July the Commemorations and Naming Committee recommended removing the Herzog name and starting a Dublin City Council consultation process, following a motion first raised last year by Labour Party councillor Fiona Connelly who said naming did not follow correct procedures.
- Local pro-Palestinian groups, including Irish Sport for Palestine and 1815 F.C., support renaming the park 'Free Palestine Park', with Mr Perry saying `We see it as an opportunity for a small action... to highlight the ongoing genocide in Gaza`.
- Amid widening diplomatic strain, Israel has publicly criticised the renaming, with Micheál Martin, Taoiseach, urging Dublin City Council to withdraw the proposal and Lindsey Graham, United States senator , calling it a `Shameful move`.
- If approved, the council will remove the name and start the Dublin City Council consultation process, while Jewish community leaders warn the removal would erase Irish-Jewish history.
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Dublin council delays vote on removing former Israeli president's name from park
DUBLIN, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Dublin City Council has delayed a decision on whether to remove the name of a former Israeli president from a park amid a heated debate on whether the change would be justified or would represent an attack on the area's Jewish community.Supporters of the move say the name of Chaim Herzog, who was raised in Dublin and served as president of Israel from 1983 to 1993, should be removed as an act of solidarity with Palestin…
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A small park in Dublin has become the subject of a controversy in Irish national politics. Pro-Palestinian activists want Herzog Park,...
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