Western Ambassadors Boycott Nagasaki Ceremony Over Israel's Exclusion
Diplomats from the US, UK, and other nations will not attend the atomic bombing memorial due to the absence of an Israeli invitation.
- Nagasaki Mayor Shiro Suzuki cited security concerns for not inviting Israel.
- The decision has drawn parallels between Israel and Russia, which is also excluded.
- US Ambassador Rahm Emanuel will instead attend a peace ceremony in Tokyo.
- Western diplomats expressed concerns that the exclusion politicizes the event.
- The annual ceremony commemorates the atomic bombing of Nagasaki in 1945.
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