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(29,876 posts) Thu Aug 22, 2013, 07:52 PM Aug 2013

Israel Forced To Apologise To Japan Over Offensive Hiroshima Comments [View all]

Israel has been forced to issue a formal apology to Japan over offensive comments posted on Facebook by its head of online public diplomacy.

The apology followed a complaint by the Japanese ambassador to Israel, Hideo Sato, after senior government official Daniel Seaman disparaged commemorations for the victims of the 1945 atomic bombs, causing a wave of protests in Japan.

"I am sick of the Japanese, 'Human Rights' and 'Peace' groups the world over holding their annual self-righteous commemorations for the Hiroshima and Nagasaki victims," Seaman wrote on his Facebook page. "Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the consequence of Japanese aggression. You reap what you sow."

According to the Haaretz newspaper, Israel's ambassador in Tokyo, Nissim Ben-Shitrit, was forced to embark on a damage control exercise. "The incident is very slowly subsiding, but it's too early to assess the damage to Israel's image that it caused," the Israeli embassy in Tokyo wrote in a cable to the foreign ministry in Jerusalem.

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Israel Forced To Apologise To Japan Over Offensive Hiroshima Comments [View all] Purveyor Aug 2013 OP

In my opinion, ZombieHorde Aug 2013 #1

K&R GP6971 Aug 2013 #42

I don't have a problem with what he said. The Link Aug 2013 #2

Really? KT2000 Aug 2013 #5

We can just disagree. The Link Aug 2013 #6

Me too. Japan's government has not exactly been apologetic about the Invasion of China. dairydog91 Aug 2013 #7

Yes, they have been EXACTLY apologetic. Bonobo Aug 2013 #9

Diplomacy aside, there's the matter of overall cultural attitude. dairydog91 Aug 2013 #10

Thanks for admitting you were totally wrong in your statement. Bonobo Aug 2013 #11

"Japan did not engage in an organized holocaust like Germany did. Period." dairydog91 Aug 2013 #18

They did not kill 20 million people and even YOU did not say they did. Bonobo Aug 2013 #19

I said 20 right there in the original post. dairydog91 Aug 2013 #22

How many did the US kill in Vietnam? nt Bonobo Aug 2013 #25

Several million. dairydog91 Aug 2013 #28

Well we agree on something. Bonobo Aug 2013 #31

At least in the early stages, the US might claim that it was trying to stop a war between factions. dairydog91 Aug 2013 #33

And THAT is what Abe meant when he said that different countries see things differently. Bonobo Aug 2013 #34

And at the time of WWII, many Germans justified their own country's invasion. dairydog91 Aug 2013 #37

I completely agree. Bonobo Aug 2013 #38

This is no different from Holocaust denial. nt Romulox Aug 2013 #58

... Scootaloo Aug 2013 #12

LOL. +1 nt Bonobo Aug 2013 #13

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You are a feisty little rascal. Enjoy your incredibly brief stay. Gravitycollapse Aug 2013 #46

I was just on the jury for a rare 6-0 call for his head... TreasonousBastard Aug 2013 #49

Another troll was just nixed below me. Probably the same loser. Gravitycollapse Aug 2013 #51

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Jesus Christ, dude. Go away. Tell your mom to make you a grilled cheese or something. Gravitycollapse Aug 2013 #53

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While Japan did some nasty things in China, Art_from_Ark Aug 2013 #15

Interesting point. dairydog91 Aug 2013 #20

Yet you think drawing a distinction between aggression and a meticulously planned genocide is Bonobo Aug 2013 #21

Mass murder is mass murder. dairydog91 Aug 2013 #24

How many millions have the US killed? Is that mass murder? Bonobo Aug 2013 #26

And had the Vietnamese sent agents to blow up American pro-war supporters... dairydog91 Aug 2013 #32

Post-WWII Germany was incredibly unapologetic. Gravitycollapse Aug 2013 #48

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Please...Israel of ALL nations doesn't have Blue_Tires Aug 2013 #57

. bunnies Aug 2013 #3

'it's too early to assess the damage to Israel's image that it caused' markiv Aug 2013 #4

Well, the statement IS from the Israeli ambassador. Scootaloo Aug 2013 #14

diplomacy is his job, too markiv Aug 2013 #17

That may not have been intended for public consumption. Jim Lane Aug 2013 #44

This message was self-deleted by its author BlueCheese Aug 2013 #8

Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the consequence of Japanese aggression, that is clear. tritsofme Aug 2013 #16

Wow, I hardly recognize DU these days Hydra Aug 2013 #23

How does one qualify for that? Same way the Germans "qualified" for urban bombing. dairydog91 Aug 2013 #27

Ah, but that's might makes right Hydra Aug 2013 #29

When is it ok to use a weapon that will definitely kill civilians? I don't know. dairydog91 Aug 2013 #35

You have slipped into incoherence. Bonobo Aug 2013 #30

"As for what Abe said, I agree and support what he said." - Bonobo Romulox Aug 2013 #60

I'd take a diplomat like Chiune Sugihara over a Daniel Seaman anytime. Generic Other Aug 2013 #36

Good man. I guess I've got a soft spot for people who "betray" their group to save innocents. dairydog91 Aug 2013 #39

WW2 never rests in peace for long Generic Other Aug 2013 #43

awesome story, thank you nt steve2470 Aug 2013 #55

So the world shouldnt be sympathetic to Japan, and the Japanese people shouldnt comemorate darkangel218 Aug 2013 #40

LOL. Good perspective. dairydog91 Aug 2013 #41

Talk about the pot calling the kettle black. Jesus. Gravitycollapse Aug 2013 #47

Seaman was definitely the wrong guy for the job. PotatoChip Aug 2013 #54

Regardless of how one feels about the bombings davidpdx Aug 2013 #56

Japan engaged in a genocidal war of aggression during WWII that killed in excess of 10 million Romulox Aug 2013 #59