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Israeli Concern over Proposed Renaming of Dublin Park
Motion to rename Herzog Park, honoring Israel's sixth president, reflects local Gaza war tensions with over 2,700 signatures backing a change, council to decide Monday.
- On Monday, Dublin city councillors will vote to remove the Herzog name from Herzog Park, Rathgar, named for Belfast-born Chaim Herzog in 1995 near Ireland's only Jewish schools.
- Campaigners and councillors have sought symbolic changes including a June motion by Sinn Féin councillor Kourtney Kenny to rename the park Hind Rajab Park, with a petition topping more than 2,700 signatures.
- The Office of the President of Israel said it was following reports `with concern` and called removing the name a `shameful and disgraceful move`, while Helen McEntee urged Dublin City Councillors to vote against it.
- Israeli Foreign Ministry and Gideon Sa'ar sharply criticised the council's move, while the Jewish Representative Council of Ireland called it `deeply concerning` and urged rejection.
- With relations already strained, the Gaza conflict's toll, including more than 70,000 deaths reported by Gaza's Hamas‑run health ministry, amplifies tensions, as Ireland has been among the most hawkish countries toward Israel.
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Dublin bid to rename 'Herzog Park' as 'Free Palestine Park' rejected by Ireland gover
Ireland’s government breaks with Dublin City Council over a plan to rename Herzog Park as 'Free Palestine Park', with Foreign Minister Helen McEntee saying erasing the Irish-Jewish leader’s name is wrong and unrelated to criticism of Israel in Gaza
·Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
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Israel labels Dublin 'capital of antisemitism' for considering renaming Herzog park
The name of the park, honoring Israel's sixth president who was born in Ireland and spent his childhood in Dublin, will be up for a vote on Monday amid pro-Palestinian efforts, according to the Irish Times. Ireland's Jewish Representative Council warned that the move 'would be widely understood as an attempt to erase our Irish Jewish history'
·Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
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Leaning Left4Leaning Right4Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution37% Left, 36% Right
Bias Distribution
- 37% of the sources lean Left, 36% of the sources lean Right
37% Left
L 37%
C 27%
R 36%
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