Israeli embassy refuses statement from Nagasaki atomic bomb survivors

The Israeli Embassy in Tokyo refused to accept a statement from groups representing atomic bomb survivors that criticised the US and Israel’s war against Iran, according to Japan’s Kyodo news agency.

The document was returned to the groups in Nagasaki Prefecture, with the post office saying the embassy “refuses to accept” it.

“The document was sent back without even being read. I think they are becoming close-minded,” said Shigemitsu Tanaka, head of the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Survivors Council.

Survivors of the US atomic bombings of Nagasaki and Hiroshima have long campaigned for a global ban on nuclear weapons.