The Intercept breaks down Gaza's semantic war: Hostage vs prisoner
Al Mayadeen English
6 min readThe release of Edan Alexander highlighted the media's double standards, where Israeli captives are referred to as "hostages," even when they are soldiers, while Palestinian detainees are labeled as "prisoners".
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Israelis are 'hostages', Palestinians 'prisoners': Intercept
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