Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-08-08 08:25:37 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: B97F6817775E4BE7A821CFFFC8C5E82FA1D91DCD1A9EC911D18B7DD485F868A2
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Original Note:
The UK has not been dumped. It was invited and will send lower-ranking diplomats to the ceremony. https://www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/western-ambassadors-us-uk-skip-japan-nagasaki-memorial-israel-snub-4532321 The description of "Japan" blocking Israel is misleading. This was a decision by the mayor of Nagasaki. https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15292276 Government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi has not endorsed the decision: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/western-ambassadors-us-uk-skip-japan-nagasaki-memorial-israel-snub-4532321
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