This occurred to me while listening to the news. When they exchange people it’s always hostages for people held in Palestine and prisoners for people held in Israel. Why is that? Is it just perception or is there a practical difference?

  • WeeSheep@lemmy.world
    9731·
    1 year ago

    Israel put people in jail for crimes which were illegal. Hammas kidnapped random people, many from a dance club.

    • Linkerbaan@lemmy.world
      176·
      1 year ago

      Well this is factually just not true. Israel kidnaps many Palestinians even children without evidence and releases them after a “holding period”.

      They often do this just to bully Palestinians in the west bank.

      • Godric@lemmy.world
        33·
        1 year ago

        Wow those things are exactly equivalent, I can’t believe different terms are being used /s

    • DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      1425·
      1 year ago

      This is a question of perspective though.

      Obviously i don’t hold their views but I presume hammas has some justification along the lines of Israelis being criminals.

        • DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
          148·
          1 year ago

          Of course I’m serious.

          This isn’t a question of who’s right and who’s wrong. It’s the simple and obvious assertion that all parties think they are right.

          Hamas combatants presumably feel their actions are justified.

          • Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee
            57·
            1 year ago

            Hitler probably thought the holocaust was justified.

            What an utterly idiotic point.

        • nonailsleft@lemm.ee
          1212·
          1 year ago

          Why not? For them they are illegal settlers. If someone started squatting in your bedroom, wouldn’t you consider them criminals at some point?

            • ByteJunk@lemmy.world
              93·
              1 year ago

              This isn’t the reason, it doesn’t matter if Hamas accuses them or not.

              They’re considered hostages because Hamas wants to release them in exchange for something.

              Israel imprisons Palestinian as a punishment or to achieve specific goals that are not met by releasing them (like preventing political prisoners from engaging with society).

              I don’t think either term is morally superior to the other, but they do have some different connotations…