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minus-squaredeegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·10 days agoWhy are Israelis “hostages” while Palestinians are “prisoners”?
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·10 days agoThe Palestinians were arrested and are held in a prison. They’re still political prisoners, which are a kind of hostage, and if any court was involved it wasn’t a fair trial by any measure, but there is a difference.
minus-squarebamboo@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 days agoSo the difference is in the kind of holding space?
Why are Israelis “hostages” while Palestinians are “prisoners”?
The Palestinians were arrested and are held in a prison.
They’re still political prisoners, which are a kind of hostage, and if any court was involved it wasn’t a fair trial by any measure, but there is a difference.
So the difference is in the kind of holding space?