Nfamwap@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoWhat's the difference between a hostage and a prisoner?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1234arrow-down128
arrow-up1206arrow-down1imageWhat's the difference between a hostage and a prisoner?lemmy.worldNfamwap@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square23fedilink
minus-squareCarbonIceDragonlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34arrow-down1·6 days agoA hostage implies the purpose of holding that person is as leverage to extract some concession from someone, whereas a prisoner does not necessarily imply that intent and could be held for any reason?
minus-squareWhatAmLemmy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36arrow-down2·6 days agoThe article’s inaccurate then. Israel arrests numerous Palestinians as leverage.
A hostage implies the purpose of holding that person is as leverage to extract some concession from someone, whereas a prisoner does not necessarily imply that intent and could be held for any reason?
The article’s inaccurate then. Israel arrests numerous Palestinians as leverage.