Nagasaki marks 79th A-bomb anniversary without U.S. and other ambassadors after excluding Israel
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TOKYO (AP) — Nagasaki marked the 79th anniversary of its atomic bombing at the end of World War II at a ceremony Friday eclipsed by the absence of the American ambassador and other Western envoys in response to the Japanese city’s refusal to invite Israel.
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US Ambassador to Japan to Skip A-Bomb Memorial Service in Nagasaki Because Israel Was Not Invited
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Nagasaki mayor defends Israel snub at A-bomb memorial
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Nagasaki marks 79th A-bomb anniversary without U.S. and other ambassadors after excluding Israel
Each year in Japan, commemoration ceremonies are held to mark the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This year, the US ambassador to Japan will not be attending. The US embassy says Ambassador Rahm Emmanuel will skip the ceremony on Friday because the event has been “politicized” by a decisi…
TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel will skip this year’s atomic bombing memorial service in Nagasaki because Israel was not invited, the embassy said Wednesday. Emanuel will not attend the event on Friday because it was “politicized” by Nagasaki’s decision not to invite Israel, the e…
The American and British ambassadors to Japan said they would not attend an event to mark the atomic bomb strike in Nagasaki because Israel’s ambassador was excluded.
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel will skip this year's atomic bombing memorial service in Nagasaki because Israel was not invited, the embassy said Wednesday.
The U.S. will not send an ambassador to Nagasaki for its World War II commemoration on Aug. 9 of the 1945 atomic bombing because Israel was not invited.
The U.S., EU and five other G-7 nations said they will send lower-ranked envoys instead of ambassadors to this year's atomic bombing memorial in Nagasaki because Israel was excluded.
Nagasaki's mayor said Thursday it was "unfortunate" that US and British ambassadors have refused to attend a ceremony marking the 1945 atomic bombing of the Japanese city because Israel was snubbed.But he defended the decision not to invite Israel to Friday's annual event, repeating that it was "not…
TOKYO (AP) — Nagasaki marked the 79th anniversary of its atomic bombing at the end of World War II at a ceremony Friday eclipsed by the absence of the American ambassador and other Western envoys in response to the Japanese city’s refusal to invite Israel.
Nagasaki marked the anniversary of its atomic bombing at a ceremony eclipsed by the absence of the American ambassador in response to the Japanese city's refusal to invite Israel.
Nagasaki marked the 79th anniversary of its atomic bombing at the end of World War II at a ceremony Friday eclipsed by the absence of the American ambassador and other Western envoys in response to the Japanese city's refusal to invite Israel.
The event commemorates those killed when the US dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city. This year's event was boycotted by the US and UK after organizers decided not to invite the Israeli ambassador.
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