‘It’s clear they’ve caved to pressure’ – Dublin councillor slams DCC decision to withdraw Herzog Park report

Antisemitism Claims Force Dublin U-Turn on Naming of Park

Dublin City Council has withdrawn a proposal to change the name of Herzog Park, following mounting criticism from across Ireland’s political spectrum and from Israel. The park, in south Dublin near the city’s only Jewish school, honours Chaim Herzog, the Ireland-born former president of Israel. A campaign by pro-Palestinian activists had pushed for the park to be renamed after Hind Rajab, a six-year-old Palestinian girl reportedly killed in Gaza…

‘It’s clear they’ve caved to pressure’ – Dublin councillor slams DCC decision to withdraw Herzog Park report

A Dublin councillor has claimed Dublin City Council (DCC) “caved to pressure” by withdrawing a report on the proposed renaming of Herzog Park from the agenda of a critical meeting tonight.