Nagasaki mayor says Israel exclusion from A-bomb event not political

The mayor of the southwestern Japan city of Nagasaki reiterated Thursday that the lack of an invitation for Israel to attend an annual ceremony commemorating the 79th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city was not politically motivated and there would be no change to the decision.The remarks by Nagasaki Mayor Shiro Suzuki came a day after it was revealed that the envoys of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the United States and the European Union had sent a letter to Nagasaki in mid-July saying "it would become difficult for us to have high-level participation" in the event if…READ FULL ARTICLE