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Israeli president concerned over motion to rename Dublin’s Herzog Park due to its links to 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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