Japanese Hotel Asks Israeli Guest to Sign Pledge Denying Involvement in War Crimes

Skyline of Kyoto at night. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

A hotel in the Japanese city of Kyoto defended itself last week after an Israeli guest informed the Israeli embassy in Japan that staff had insisted that he sign a statement saying he had not engaged in war crimes, prompting a visit from officials at the city’s Medical and Health Center.

The unnamed Israeli traveler, a member of the Jewish state’s Navy reserves and a combat medic, told the Israeli publication Ynet that after showing...