Articles by Alexandra Herzog

Renaming Herzog Park in Dublin Would Be an Act of Erasure Against Ireland's Jews
The proposal that Dublin City Council rename Herzog Park – honoring my grandfather, Chaim Herzog, sixth president of Israel and a proud Irish man – and to consider renaming it “Free Palestine Park” is not a gesture of solidarity. It is an act of erasure.

It Must be Restated: Israel is Central to Judaism and Jewish Identity
Given the prevalence of misinformation on social media and the one-sided reports in news outlets, it’s not unreasonable for some people to think that Zionism—the belief that Jews have a right to self-determination in our ancestral homeland—is controversial among Jews and that anti-Israel attitudes are mainstream in the American Jewish community. Yet these Jews do not represent the vast majority of the Jewish community and they reside in small but loud echo chambers.