A motion before the Dublin City Council to rename Herzog Park, commemorating Israel ’s sixth president and the father of Israel’s current president, has drawn backlash, with Israeli officials and some community leaders denouncing the proposal as “antisemitic.”

The Office of the President of Israel has expressed concern over the proposed renaming of Herzog Park in south Dublin. The park, in Rathgar, was named after Belfast-born and Dublin-raised Chaim Herzog, a former president of Israel, in 1995. On Monday, Dublin city councillors will vote on a motion to rename the park.

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In an interview with Channel 12, attorney Micha Fettman – who previously represented Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his trial – says President Isaac Herzog cannot legally grant Netanyahu a pardon unless the prime minister admits guilt in his corruption cases. “A pardon is given to an offender – that’s what the law stipulates,” Fettman says.