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Nagasaki Mayor Defends Israel Snub At A-bomb Memorial

Nagasaki City Mayor Shiro Suzuki speaks to the media at City Hall on August 8, 2024 (Credit: AFP)

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 political" but to avoid possible protests related to the Gaza conflict.

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