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Dublin city councillors accuse Israel and ‘Zionist lobby’ of quashing proposal to rename Herzog Park

JL;DR SUMMARY The controversy surrounding Herzog Park in Dublin escalates as city councillors debate a proposal to rename the park, originally named after Chaim Herzog, an Irish-born president of Israel, due to his role in Israel's Zionist history. 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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ZionismDublinPalestinian ActivismCity CouncilChaim HerzogIrish Jewish RelationsHerzog ParkNaming Controversy

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Dublin, Ireland
"Dublins City Council was divided Monday night over a proposal to postpone voting on stripping the name of an Irish-born Israeli president from a city park, with dozens of members voting to move forward with the controversial renaming."
Israel
"Several criticized Israel and said they wanted to see the park named for an Irish Jew whose contributions came at home."
Palestinian Territories
"Theyre active in every issue in relation to Palestine, Dunne said."

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