Hans van Zijst
Arjen P. de Vries Timmers 🕊️@hans Palestinians have no money so noone would even think about asking ransom.
(of course wrapped in <sarcasm /> tags)
VelteropⓐⓊ🪂🇪🇺🇳🇱🇬🇧🇩🇪@hans I guess it's called 'apartheid'.
manieo@hans the prisoners are in prison. It's just an extension of the word. Hostages are usually used as a bargaining chip to further some demand.
That's the difference.
Serge from BabkaDo you really not know the difference?
Do you really want it explained?
Or are you just making a "point"?
Most of the time when people post things like this, they post it as some kind of "gotcha", as if they can somehow prove that Israel is evil, as in "I caught you sneaky Jews!"
So, here's the difference, and it's very simple.
The Netherlands has roughly 11,500 prisoners. They are criminals who have been caught, convinced and put in jail.
They are not hostages. The Dutch government is not holding them for ransom or making demands for their release.
When there is a military conflict, there are rules about prisoners of war and the process differs slightly, but it's roughly the same- someone has been caught and they are put in prison.
Israel has caught Hamas fighters and placed them in prison. It is not demanding anything for their release. They are kept in accordance with international standards of care for prisoners of war.
The hostages were *hostages*, kept for ransom, and were tortured, raped, starved to death, made to entertain their captors.