Dublin Hotel Cancels 70 Rooms for Antisemitism Conference After IDF Query

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 15

Herbert Park Hotel in Dublin withdrew from hosting an antisemitism conference and later canceled about 70 reserved delegate rooms, according to Jewish Representative Council of Ireland chairman Maurice Cohen.
A May 7 meeting turned after the hotel’s general manager asked whether the Israel Defense Forces would be involved; organizers said the hotel rejected the event the next day and later claimed the rooms had already been automatically released.
Cohen called that explanation retrospective, saying the rooms had been confirmed in writing and their status was never raised during the meeting; the hotel told Fox News Digital it had no comment.
Danny Danon, Israel’s UN ambassador, said the reported episode reflected the antisemitism the Dublin conference was meant to confront, while Cohen said several Irish officials contacted him privately after his Oct. 13 remarks.
The dispute adds to wider concern among Ireland’s roughly 2,200 Jews, with the community council logging 143 self-reported antisemitic incidents in its first six-month reporting initiative and warning many cases go unreported.