US and Western allies' decision to skip Friday memorial in support of Israel highlights their prioritisation of political alliances over acknowledging historic and ongoing atrocities.
US and Western allies' decision to skip Friday memorial in support of Israel highlights their prioritisation of political alliances over acknowledging historic and ongoing atrocities.A person prays as lanterns are placed at the Hypocenter Park on the eve of 79th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing in Nagasaki, Japan, August 8, 2024, in this photo taken by Kyodo.
Japan has held a ceremony to mark the 79th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of Nagasaki, three days after the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima in 1945, with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in attendance. However, the same US has had its ambassador skip the Nagasaki memorial ceremony while supporting Israel's genocide of Gaza through planned militaryamong US leaders that Israel's right to retaliate against Palestinians poses less of a threat to Middle Eastern peace than countries such as Iran.
This, alongside the American wariness of Arab and Muslim countries and the general"hostile" neighbourhood where Israel is, helps to explain Washington's historic silence on Israeli atrocities and its ironclad relationship with Israel.Though its relationship with Japan has evolved, the United States and many of its people appear to have had no moral awakening after Nagasaki. Similarly, it lacks moral clarity on Israel, which hints at US exceptionalism and selective condemnation.
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