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Muslim-Majority Nations Slam Israel's Death Penalty Law
The eight countries called the measure discriminatory and warned it could deepen abuses against Palestinian prisoners, citing reports of torture and starvation.
- On Monday, March 30, the Knesset passed the Death Penalty for Terrorists Law, making capital punishment a default sentence for Palestinians in the West Bank convicted of terrorism by military courts.
- National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir pushed the bill as a key condition of his Otzma Yehudit party's coalition agreement with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with proponents claiming it serves as a deterrent against terrorism.
- Lawmakers passed the measure with 62 votes in favor and 48 against; critics argue the law creates a separate, harsher legal track for Palestinians compared to Jewish Israelis tried in civilian courts.
- Eight Muslim-majority countries released a joint statement Thursday condemning the law as a "dangerous escalation" and citing "increasingly discriminatory, escalating Israeli practices that entrench a system of apartheid."
- While the United Nations and European Union criticized the move, the United States expressed support for "Israel's sovereign right to determine its own laws" amid rising regional tensions.
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Eight Muslim Countries Condemn the New Israeli Law of the Death Penalty: "It Is a Dangerous Scaling"
Eight Muslim countries have qualified for "hazardous scale" the adoption of Israeli law which introduces the death penalty "for terrorists", a text designed to apply only to Palestinians, AFP transmits.
·Romania
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Warn against “increasingly discriminatory, escalating Israeli practices".
·Pakistan
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Arab, Muslim states condemn Israel's death penalty bill for Palestinian convicts
The UAE, Jordan, Turkey, Egypt, Indonesia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Qatar in a joint statement condemned a new bill passed by Israel's Knesset which designates a death penalty almost exclusively for Palestinians convicted of deadly acts of terrorism
·Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
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Leaning Left6Leaning Right5Center6Last UpdatedBias Distribution35% Left, 35% Center
Bias Distribution
- 35% of the sources lean Left, 35% of the sources are Center
35% Center
L 35%
C 35%
R 30%
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