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After facing criticism, Dublin tables proposal to rename Herzog Park — for now

JL;DR SUMMARY Dublin City Council's controversial proposal to rename Herzog Park, honoring Chaim Herzog, has been temporarily shelved amid significant criticism. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CommunityIrelandDublinPro Palestinian ActivismChaim HerzogIrish HistoryHerzog ParkRenaming Proposal

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Dublin, Ireland
"A proposal to rename a Dublin park that honors one of Irelands most famous Jewish emigres has been tabled following criticism from the Israeli president and the Irish prime minister."
Israel
"But the bid to rename Herzog Park could be revived if the Dublin City Councils naming committee follows a different procedure, the councils chief executive said in a statement on Sunday, a day before the planned vote."
Palestinian Territories
"Pro-Palestinian activists called for the park to be stripped of the Herzog name during the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, citing Chaim Herzogs role as a prominent defender of Zionism."

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