•

Freed Israeli hostage describes ‘psychological warfare’ by Hamas captors

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/14/freed-israeli-hostage-describes-psychological-warfare-by-hamas-captors

Itay Regev, calling for release of remaining hostages during visit to London, says he was told Israel did not want him back

Archived version: https://archive.ph/ndFgA

4 comments

See all comments

elfahor

•

Don't legitimize this, it's horrible too. This guy is probably just some random person who has nothing against Palestinians and just follows orders. He's not one of the higher-ups planning Israel's war crimes.

Don't underestimate how easy it is to make evil normal. When you are bathed in propaganda, it's rare that you don't start believing in it. This guy's fault is that he wasn't one of the few strong minds able to resist the mass destruction of truth.

The Hamas are not good guys either. If they had the power of Israel, I wouldn't bet against them doing the same things.

::: spoiler Title format Post title should mirror the news source title. ::: ::: spoiler URL format Post URL should be the original link to the article (even if paywalled) and archived copies left in the body. It allows avoiding duplicate posts when cross-posting. ::: ::: spoiler [Opinion] prefix Opinion (op-ed) articles must use [Opinion] prefix before the title. :::

Rules

::: spoiler 1. English only Title and associated content has to be in English. ::: ::: spoiler 2. No social media posts Avoid all social media posts. Try searching for a source that has a written article or transcription on the subject. ::: ::: spoiler 3. Respectful communication All communication has to be respectful of differing opinions, viewpoints, and experiences. ::: ::: spoiler 4. Inclusivity Everyone is welcome here regardless of age, body size, visible or invisible disability, ethnicity, sex characteristics, gender identity and expression, education, socio-economic status, nationality, personal appearance, race, caste, color, religion, or sexual identity and orientation. ::: ::: spoiler 5. Ad hominem attacks Any kind of personal attacks are expressly forbidden. If you can't argue your position without attacking a person's character, you already lost the argument.
::: ::: spoiler 6. Off-topic tangents Stay on topic. Keep it relevant. ::: ::: spoiler 7. Instance rules may apply If something is not covered by community rules, but are against lemmy.zip instance rules, they will be enforced. :::

Companion communities

!legalnews@lemmy.zip - International and local legal news.

!technology@lemmy.zip - Technology, social media platforms, informational technologies and tech policy.

!interestingshare@lemmy.zip - Interesting articles, projects, and research that doesn't fit the definition of news.