U.S., British, Canadian and French envoys chose not to attend an event to mark the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki in World War II over the decision by the city's mayor not to invite Israel.
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00:00U.S. Ambassador to Japan, Rahm Emanuel, pulled out an event to commemorate the anniversary
00:06of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
00:08That's after the city refused to invite Israel.
00:11But I think it was a political decision, not one based on security, given the prime minister's
00:16inattentive.
00:17U.S., British, Canadian, and French envoys were among those absent from the ceremony.
00:23They say not inviting Israel puts it on the same level as Russia and Belarus.
00:27Neither has received an invitation since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
00:33Nagasaki Mayor Shiro Suzuki says its decision was not political.