Is the renaming of Dublin’s Herzog Park antisemitic?

Thanks to your comprehensive OP, I feel more than qualified to answer. Yes. Or no. Maybe both

i am very embarrassed by this. Chaim Herzog was born in Belfast, reared in Dublin and spoke fluent Irish. He lived in Ireland until his teens and was connected to the country his whole life.

Dublin City Council has always been left of centre which is in itself unusual in Ireland and they’ve really lost the plot here. It does not have the support of the Irish government.

I suspect this will go nowhere but the damage it has done is immense.

Yanbu.

Generally, only something horrific committed by a person would necessitate a name change of a place. For example, a person having been a slave owner.

For a park to be renamed because it is named after a Jew, who believes that Jews have the right to a homeland, is utterly vile.

Ireland has a deserved reputation of being incredibly Anti-Semitic. This will do nothing to help that. It just signals 'Jews are not welcome here'.

You would hope, that with the Irish having historically experienced discrimination, they would have more self-awareness, and not want to be perceived as raging racists on the world stage.

I disagree with the decision. It's unnecessary and, yes, I think it's antisemitic. I wonder how many of the people who voted the Councillors in agree with it. The politicians in Ireland have made Ireland an uncomfortable place for Jews to live in. It's one thing holding opinions on Israel and Gaza but it's wrong to vilify everyone of the Jewish religion as though they are to blame.

I think it is wrong . It is an insult to his memory and legacy . His accomplishments in Ireland have nothing to do with the current state of Israel .