Western ambassadors to skip Nagasaki memorial after Israel snub
Nagasaki's mayor last week said that Israel's ambassador Gilad Cohen was not invited to Friday's event in the southern Japanese city because of the risk of possible protests over the Gaza conflict.
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Kishida Fumio Prime Minister of Japan lays a wreath of flowers in front of the cenotaph for the victims of the world's first atomic bombing at the Peace Memorial Park during a ceremony to pay tribute for the atomic bomb victims. (Photo by david mareuil / Anadolu via AFP)
By NewVision Reporter
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Ambassadors from Western countries including the United States will skip a ceremony marking the 79th anniversary of the bombing of Nagasaki after Israel was snubbed, officials