Israeli lawmakers set up a special tribunal and allow for death penalty for Hamas-led 2023 attackers
The law sets up public, livestreamed trials for more than 400 suspects and allows death sentences for crimes tied to the Oct. 7 attacks.
- The Knesset is set to vote on Monday on the "Prosecution of Participants in the October 7 Massacre Events Bill," which establishes a special military tribunal to try Hamas operatives accused in the October 7, 2023, attacks.
- Sponsored by Justice Minister Yariv Levin, MK Simcha Rothman of the Religious Zionist Party, and MK Yulia Malinovsky of Yisrael Beytenu, the bill targets roughly 400 Hamas operatives for their alleged crimes against humanity and the Jewish people.
- Authorizing a military court to impose the death penalty, the bill mandates public broadcasting of key hearings to ensure, as Malinovsky stated, "the entire world will witness" the proceedings.
- Warning that the legislation "subordinates every principle of fair criminal justice to a punitive and retributive spectacle," Adalah, The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, described the proceedings as "show trials."
- The tribunal lacks independent civilian oversight, with attorney Muna Haddad arguing that any death sentence imposed would constitute a "grave violation of international human rights law" and a potential war crime.
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The Israeli Parliament passed a law establishing a special military court to try hundreds of Palestinians suspected of participating in the Hamas-led attack on 7 October 2023, the most deadly in Israeli history. The new legislation paves the way for trials against members of Hamas' Nukhba elite force, and will allow some defendants to face death penalty if convicted of genocide, according to information from the Israeli newspaper Haaretz.
The Palestinians accused of the massacre of 7 October 2023 will be judged by a special Israeli court, which will also have the authority to condemn them to death. By 93 votes in favour and no other way, on the night between 11 and 12 May the Knesset gave the green light to a bill designed specifically for those who are held responsible for having taken part in the attack organized by Hamas. A measure that allows the Netanyahu government to bypas…
Parliament gives the green light to the establishment of a special military court that human rights groups denounce as illegal
Israel to Allow Death Penalty for Palestinians Linked to October 7 Resistance
On Monday, 11 May, Israel’s parliament approved legislation establishing a special tribunal with the authority to impose the death penalty on Palestinians who are linked to taking part in the 7 October 2023 resistance attack that triggered the war in Gaza. The bill passed by 93 votes to zero in the 120-seat Knesset on Monday, with the remaining 27 lawmakers either absent or choosing to abstain. The near-unanimous vote signals broad political co…
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