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

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      10 months 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)