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Israel passes law making death penalty default sentence for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis
The new law targets Palestinians convicted of deadly terrorism and allows courts to impose death sentences with judicial discretion for life imprisonment in special cases.
- On Monday, the Knesset passed a law mandating the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of deadly acts of terrorism, with some opposition members voting in favor.
- National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir of Otzma Yehudit and Likud's Nissim Vaturi advanced the bill, allowing courts to impose capital punishment without prosecution requests or unanimous judicial consent.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pressed to soften the bill, though Justice Ministry representative Lilach Wagner warned establishing the death penalty in the West Bank is "very problematic," amid IDF and Foreign Ministry objections.
- The law applies to any territory Israel functionally controls, including the West Bank and 53 percent of the Gaza Strip, while courts may impose life sentences for "special reasons" or "special circumstances" instead of death.
- Hamas terrorists who participated in the October 7 massacre are excluded from the law, as Israel advances a separate bill to establish a dedicated tribunal for those specific perpetrators.
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Adopted with the support of Benyamin Netanyahu, the text raises serious international concerns and is already the subject of an appeal to the Supreme Court.
·Paris, France
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The Israeli Parliament Has Passed a Law on the Death Penalty for Palestinians Convicted of Terrorism
Israel's Knesset (Parliament) passed a law providing for the death penalty for persons convicted of terrorism, reporting to the Ediot Achronot on 30 March, and 62 deputies voted against the controversial law on third reading.
·Riga, Latvia
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The Israeli Knesset or Parliament passed the Death Penalty Act by 64 votes to 48 on Monday...
·Spain
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Israel wants to reinstate the so far suspended death penalty. Critics consider the law racist.
·Germany
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