Israeli PM said to have turned down proposal in early talks and continues to take tough line

Israeli PM said to have turned down proposal in early talks and continues to take tough line

  • Cosmic Cleric@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year 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)