Who was Chaim Herzog, the Belfast-born Israeli president after whom a Dublin park is named? Herzog’s son is the current president of Israel, while his father was Chief Rabbi of Ireland

Who was #ChaimHerzog, the Belfast-born #Israeli president after whom a #Dublin park is named?

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Memorial plaque at the entrance to Herzog Park in Rathgar

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In 1995, a small park in #Rathgar, #Dublin, was renamed in honour of #ChaimHerzog. The Orwell Quarry Park became #HerzogPark.

But in 2025, Irish public opinion has now turned heavily against #this rogue state and its #ethnicCleansing and ongoing #genocide. A […]

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Chaim Herzog pictured in 1954

THREAD: In the 1930s, Irish-born #ChaimHerzog emigrated to Palestine, where he joined Jewish terror group the #Haganah. Three decades later, Herzog became the first Israeli military governor of the illegally occupied #WestBank and #eastJerusalem.

Herzog was the […]

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50 years ago today, Israeli Ambassador Chaim Herzog stood before the UN, condemned the vote against Zionism as “a shameful exhibition of hatred and ignorance,” and tore the resolution in protest.

🔗 Read his full speech: jewishvirtuallibrary.org/israeli-stat...

#ChaimHerzog #Israel #UNHistory

ON THIS DAY ISRAEL - APRIL 17 1947: British in Palestine Execute 4 Irgun Members...1997: Ex-President & Amb to the UN (Zionism is Racism) Chaim Herzog Dies...2001: Bush administration condemns Israel re Gaza...1961: Bay of Pigs

#OnThisDay- APRIL 17...1947: British authorities in Mandatory Palestine Execute 4 Irgun Members...1997: Former Israeli President & Ambassador to the UN ("Zionism is Racism") Chaim Herzog Dies...2001: Bush administration condemns #Israel re #Gaza...1961: "The Bay of Pigs" #ChaimHerzog #BayOfPigs