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Netanyahu rejected ceasefire-for-hostages deal in Gaza, sources say (www.theguardian.com)
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Israeli PM said to have turned down proposal in early talks and continues to take tough line

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[–] 80 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I’ll tell you a secret: he doesn’t want to get the hostages back yet. They’re serving as a casus belli right now.

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  • [–] 31 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    won't somebody think of the warmongers?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Hey, getting having a casus belli that can be passed around to buy you time to bomb a city long enough before someone intervenes, especially if you can't singlehandedly deter many of the other armies to leave you alone, is a rare opportunity for small fish warmongers.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    casus belli

    casus belli /kā″səs bĕl′ī, kä″səs bĕl′ē/

    noun

    • An act or event that provokes or is used to justify war.

    • A matter or occasion of war; an excuse or a reason for declaring war: as, the right of search claimed by Great Britain constituted a casus belli in 1812.

    • An act seen as justifying or causing a war.

    (The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition)

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