Ardipithecus [he/him]@hexbear.net to main@hexbear.netEnglish · edit-28 months agoWhile it doesn't surprise me anymore, it still upsets mehexbear.netimagemessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up146arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up146arrow-down1imageWhile it doesn't surprise me anymore, it still upsets mehexbear.netArdipithecus [he/him]@hexbear.net to main@hexbear.netEnglish · edit-28 months agomessage-square10fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareAmphobet@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·8 months agoThe explanation I heard was that Israel, as a nation-state, takes “prisoners,” while Hamas, as a non-state actor, takes “hostages.” Purely semantic difference, of course.
The explanation I heard was that Israel, as a nation-state, takes “prisoners,” while Hamas, as a non-state actor, takes “hostages.” Purely semantic difference, of course.