"It's hard to picture a scene in the strained climate of Irish-Israel relations where local children would line the street waving Irish and Israeli flags in welcome to a President of Israel."
"As controversy around the re-naming of Herzog Park in Dublin continues in pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli echo chambers, it revives reminders of a more civilised encounter between President Chaim Herzog and a quiet village on the Ring of Kerry over four decades ago."
Irish–Israel relations are currently strained, making images of mutual public welcomes seem unlikely. Local children once lined a street waving Irish and Israeli flags to welcome President Chaim Herzog. A controversy over the re-naming of Herzog Park in Dublin remains active within pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli circles. That controversy has prompted recollection of a civilised encounter between Chaim Herzog and a quiet village on the Ring of Kerry roughly forty years earlier. The remembered welcome contrasts with present-day polarized debate around commemoration and public memory.
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