The Media Calls Israeli Captives “Hostages” and Palestinians “Prisoners”

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The Media Calls Israeli Captives “Hostages” and Palestinians “Prisoners”

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Although he was a soldier captured at a military outpost, U.S. news outlets rarely described Edan Alexander as a prisoner of war.

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