Greetings from Hiroshima!

On June 3, Nagasaki Mayor Shiro Suzuki announced at a press conference that the City would not send an invitation to Israel at the Peace Memorial Ceremony at this time. The mayor explained that “it is difficult to make a decision at this time in light of the critical humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip and international public opinion about it." Instead of a letter of invitation, a letter will be sent to the Israeli embassy in Japan calling for an immediate ceasefire.

Like Hiroshima, Russia and Belarus will not be invited for the third year in a row, but Hiroshima and Nagasaki are clearly divided in their stance toward the genocide in Palestine.

Hiroshima must take a principled stand against this genocide and disinvite Israel! Now is the time for citizens of Japan and the world to make their voices heard!

What We Can Do

①Share the Petition Widely
https://www.change.org/IsraelNotWelcomeinHiroshima_EN

②Contact the City of Hiroshima to DEMAND that Israel is not welcome at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony!
Contact for Mayor Matsui is:
1-6-34 Kokutaiji-machi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima
Tel: 082-504-2037 // Fax: 082-246-4734
Email: hishoka@city.hiroshima.lg.jp

③Follow our Instagram and spread the word

④<To Hiroshima residents>
We will hold an urgent standing action tomorrow in front of Hiroshima City Hall.
Please join us from 4:00pm to 5:30pm with your “NO TO ISRAEL” signs and join us to make our voices heard!

Thank you for your continued support and cooperation, including sharing the petition.

Best,

Hiroshima-Palestine Vigil Community