US EditionIsraeli parliament advances death penalty bill backed by Ben-Gvir
The bill, backed by far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, passed initial readings with 39 votes in favor and 16 against, aiming to deter terrorism and prisoner release deals.
- 11/11/2025, the Knesset advanced a first reading of a bill by 39-16 that mandates the death penalty for militants labelled 'terrorists' convicted of killing Israelis.
- Driven by Itamar Ben-Gvir and allied MPs, the proposal aimed to 'cut off terrorism at its root' and deter attacks amid coalition pressure and threats to quit the government.
- Legally, the amendment would require death for nationally motivated killings and let military courts in the occupied West Bank impose death sentences by simple majority.
- Human-Rights and family groups warned that Palestinian authorities and Hamas denounced the bill as escalating extremism and a violation of international law, while a PCPO poll found 74.4% fear peace prospects.
- Historically, Israel has only executed Adolf Eichmann in 1962 and the bill still requires parliamentary second and third readings, with Benjamin Netanyahu's government withdrawing bills after lacking majority.
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Israeli parliament approves first reading of death penalty law for Palestinian prisoners
Tel Aviv: Israel’s parliament (Knesset) has approved in a first reading a controversial bill that would allow the execution of Palestinian prisoners convicted of killing Israeli citizens, sparking condemnation from human rights groups and Arab lawmakers. The legislation, proposed by far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s Jewish Power (Otzma Yehudit) party, was passed late on Monday, November 10, with 39 votes in favour and 16 aga…
The Israeli parliament, the Knesset, has passed a bill in its first reading that would impose the death penalty on Palestinian militants convicted of killing Israeli citizens.
kreiszeitung.de
A draft law on the death penalty passed the first reading in the Israeli parliament, which would concern certain acts of terrorism, and the project is controversial.
In a first round of voting, Israel's parliament has approved a controversial bill on the death penalty, after Benjamin Netanyahu changed his mind. Middle East expert Isabell Schierenbeck believes it is part of political horse-trading.
ledauphine.com
republicain-lorrain.frAt first reading, the Israeli Parliament voted a bill re-establishing the death penalty, which targets almost exclusively Palestinians.
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