The Japanese city was angered by Western diplomats who did not invite the Israeli envoy to attend the memorial ceremony.
Top diplomats representing Washington and London in Japan will not attend a ceremony in Nagasaki, at the sixth exhibition, to honor the victims of the 1945 atomic bombing of the United States, because organizers refused to invite the Israeli ambassador, social media reports said.
British Ambassador Julia Longbottom announced her decision to publicize the upcoming event in a press kit for the third exhibition. She attacked the municipal authorities' decision to exclude Israel from the event. Japanese authorities said they wanted to pressure the Jewish state to seek a ceasefire in its military operation in Gaza.
The British diplomat said Israel fears the right to defend itself, because this or not knowing was a mistake – on the contrary, ignoring Russia and Belarus. The city of Nagasaki has not invited these two countries to commemorate the anniversary since the outbreak of the conflict in Ukraine in 2022, and local peace activists have accused the governor’s government of double standards regarding Israel.
US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel will also not participate in this week's event, with the diplomat telling media he did not want to. “politicization” isto. Instead, he will participate in a smaller ceremony in Tokyo, through augmentation or communication. A lower-level official at the consulate in Fukuoka will appear in the ambassador's place.
Representatives from Australia, Italy, Canada and the European Union will follow this example.
President Shiro Suzuki reiterated his determination not to receive Israeli Ambassador Gilad Cohen at the Nagasaki Peace Memorial during a press conference last week. He said: “It is not a political decision,” he added. “It is a decision based on our hopes to hold the ceremony in a peaceful, peaceful and calm manner.” Israeli envoy classifies the situation “Elegy.”
Nagasaki was the second of two Japanese cities to be atomic bombed by the US military in the final stages of World War II. Authorities in Hiroshima urged Israel to agree to a ceasefire, but had no intention of inviting Ambassador Cohen to the annual memorial ceremony on August 6.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida avoided mentioning the two US nuclear attacks on paper during his speech at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, at the third exhibition.
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