Blue plaque marking Belfast birthplace of former Israeli president removed 'due to anti-Israeli attacks'

Marked the Cliftonpark Avenue birthplace of Chaim Herzog

By John Mulgrew

Published 12/08/2014

0 Comments
Share

Blue plaque marking Belfast birthplace of former Israeli president removed 'due to anti-Israeli attacks'

BelfastTelegraph.co.uk

A blue plaque marking the Belfast birthplace of a former Israeli president has been removed 'due to a series of anti-Israeli attacks'.

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/blue-plaque-marking-belfast-birthplace-of-former-israeli-president-removed-due-to-antiisraeli-attacks-30502899.html

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/incoming/article30502902.ece/1486f/AUTOCROP/h342/blue_pla.jpg
- Email

A blue plaque marking the birthplace of Chaim Herzog has been removed due to attacks

A blue plaque marking the Belfast birthplace of a former Israeli president has been removed 'due to a series of anti-Israeli attacks'.

The plaque was first erected on a property at Cliftonpark Avenue in 1998.

Share
- Facebook
- Twitter
- Google
- Email

Go To
- Comments

It marks the birthplace of Chaim Herzog - who later went on to become President of Israel between 1983 and 1993.

But according to one DUP councillor, the plaque has had to be removed due to a spate of attacks.

Brian Kingston said there was concern for the safety of those living in the area.

"Attacks have included the scrawling of anti-Israeli graffiti on the building and items being thrown at the plaque and the house," he said.

"Recently some youths were stopped in the process of trying to remove the plaque with a crowbar.

"Out of concern for staff and for residents living in neighbouring houses, the community group and the Ulster History Circle have decided that it was best to remove the plaque for the foreseeable future, and it was removed at the end of last week."

Last month windows were smashed at a synagogue in north Belfast.

The attack on the Somerton Road building was branded "disgraceful and despicable".

Figures released last month showed incidents of antisemitism across Britain rose by more than a third in the first six months of this year, indicating rising hate crime against Jews prior to the current conflict in Gaza and Israel.

Incidents since the start of the latest surge in conflict include an assault on a rabbi near a Jewish boarding school in Gateshead, the desecration of a Manchester cemetery, physical assaults and a poster displaying an antisemitic image of a hook-nosed man pasted on a Hertfordshire street.

Blue plaque marking Belfast birthplace of former Israeli president removed 'due to anti-Israeli attacks'

Marked the Cliftonpark Avenue birthplace of Chaim Herzog

By John Mulgrew

Read More

Prospects of university applications 'depend heavily on where students live'

West Belfast shooting: Man shot in leg near Springfield Road

Brexit the most dangerous thing for Northern Ireland since partition, says Colum Eastwood

Foster and O'Neill clash in head-to-head debate

Popular

Sinn Fein leader Michelle O'Neill attends vigil for four IRA men killed by SAS Northern Ireland

Women win equal pay claim taken against Belfast cafe Avoca Northern Ireland

Arlene Foster and Michelle O'Neill clash in TV debate NI Assembly Election

Friends' fear being frozen out of rugby Schools' Cup Schools Cup

Friends' weighing up options after appeal to delay tie rejected Schools Cup

Names and shamed: NI firms not paying minimum wage

O'Neill key speaker at vigil for IRA men killed by SAS

Nightlife Galleries

Nightlife: Valentine's Traffic Light Party at Bot [Photos]

Nightlife: Valentine's Night at Limelight [Photos]

From Belfast Telegraph

Top NI TV chef found with LSD and cocaine in car

Happy birthday Brendan Rodgers: Celtic superfan Jay Beatty surprises Hoops boss

Amazon 'on brink of launching UK fashion label'

Nokia 3310 set for re-launch

Home buyers stand to lose thousands in new hacking attacks

Dad has ‘what about ye’ tattooed on eyelids

Larne man found with grinder 'between buttocks'

Northern Ireland election candidates

Watch: Horrifying moment NI car spins out of control

Unauthorised Union flag and pole removed from NI roundabout

Fifty Shades Darker review: 'An ordeal to watch because of its utter blandness'

Poll: Majority of nationalists want joint rule

Opinion: Topical and political cartoons from Belfast Telegraph

The Troubles gallery - IRA checkpoint, early 1970s