The park in the south Dublin suburb of Rathgar was named after Chaim Herzog who was born in Belfast and brought up in Dublin, before going on to serve as president of Israel from 1983 to 1993. In June 2024, a motion was tabled by Sinn Féin councillor Kourtney Kenny to change the name of Herzog Park to Hind Rajab Park to commemorate a six-year-old Palestinian killed in Gaza by Israel Defence Forces (IDF) when a car she was sharing with five other family members was shelled. The motion was passed by the South East Area Committee last December, with...
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