Nfamwap@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoWhat's the difference between a hostage and a prisoner?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up1224
arrow-up1224imageWhat's the difference between a hostage and a prisoner?lemmy.worldNfamwap@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square12linkfedilink
minus-squareCarbonIceDragon@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·3 months 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-up35·3 months 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.