Nagasaki mayor defends decision not to invite Israel to atomic bomb memorial
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Published 2024-08-08
Tens of thousands of people were killed when the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on the city in 1945.
Al Jazeera's Ferdia Carr reports.
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All Comments (21)
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The US has the gall to snub the Nagasaki memorial? Why is the US invited in the first place? 😵
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Free Palestine
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If Russia isn't invited why should Israel?
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As bad as it may seem, the mayor probably is not lying. Japan knows a thing or two about ignoring war crimes
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That person from Osaka university, Thank you for pointing out the hypocrisy
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Western countries always maintain their double standards.
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It is one of the worst cases of evil acts in human history.
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... don't nobody wanna be associated with serial killers
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It's kinda odd BBC and CNN did not find this news interesting to report.
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The zews fear the samurai
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Israel will get its own memorial, but won't be in a position to invite anyone ofc.
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Two day ago thousand Rohingya people died after being hit by a bomb in arakan state Moung Daw
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They should have not invite USA
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IsraHell, pariah state.
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Shiro, that service deserves dignity, a solemn and moving moment in time, you have nothing to defend, because, you have the moral high ground....it is Western Leaders, who continue to protect Zionist Israel and the genocide they are committing, in front of the entire world...God and Angels are watching...not influenced by human lies and games.....Jordan, Saudi Arabia, if we were as stupid as you thought us to be...God and Angels turn.....I'm NY 1962 Toms very British/Brazilian future wife MD, Veteran, Middle East & Cont. of Africa....I never back down from evil
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He got the courage to speak the Truth.
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The nuclear bombing of hiroshima and nagasaki was also a genocide
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We live in really messed up world, war criminals are invited to commemorate at scene of their crime.
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Bravo Japan.
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Western countries saying " we cant leave our handbag behind ( israel)".