Israeli ambassador to Britain expresses 'deep concern' at removal of Belfast monument to Chaim Herzog
Israeli Ambassador to the United Kingdom Daniel Taub has sent an official letter to the Northern Ireland leadership expressing his "very deep concern" over the removal of a plaque in Belfast marking the birthplace of Chaim Herzog, the sixth president of Israel.
The monument on Cliftonpark Avenue, which was placed there in 1998, was removed in August, at the height of Operation Protective Edge, due to repeated vandalism. Herzog was president of Israel from 1983 to 1993.
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