US EditionJailed Palestinians fear death by hanging without due process under new Israeli law
Rights groups say the law could face a Supreme Court appeal and would require executions within 90 days, with no right to clemency.
- On Monday, Israel adopted a law mandating the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks, requiring execution by hanging within 90 days of sentencing with no right to clemency.
- National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and His Jewish Power party secured the legislation, fulfilling a 2022 campaign pledge to deter lethal attacks and prisoner swap deals.
- Military courts maintain a 96% conviction rate, prompting fears among families like Maysoun Shawamreh, whose son Mansour faces attempted murder charges and described the news as a "thunderbolt."
- Criticism followed on Tuesday from Amnesty International and other groups citing international humanitarian law violations, while legal experts anticipate the Supreme Court will strike the law down.
- ACRI's Gild-Hayo stated the measure excludes Hamas militants from the October 7, 2023, attack, and critics note the definitions make it unlikely to apply to Jewish Israelis.
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Israel’s Death-by-Hanging Law Marks Further “Dehumanization of Palestinians”: B’Tselem
We speak with Sarit Michaeli from the Israeli human rights group B’Tselem following the Knesset’s passage of a new law mandating death by hanging for Palestinians who are convicted of murdering Israelis. Jewish Israelis will not face the same punishment for similar crimes. The law, which further cements Israel’s apartheid system, has drawn condemnation from rights groups and other countries. “This egregious, draconian law pretends to be somehow …
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AlKhaleej TodayJailed Palestinians fear hanging under Israel’s new death penalty law
RAMALLAH, April 2 — Palestinians in the occupied West Bank voiced fears on Tuesday that their jailed relatives could be hanged without due process after Israel adopted a new law making the death penalty the default sentence for Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks.The law would also apply to Israeli citizens, but by defining the lethal attacks in question as those “negating Israel’s existence” it would be very unlikely that it would be used …
Israeli right celebrates death penalty law targeting Palestinians
On Monday, Israel’s Knesset passed a law mandating death by hanging for Palestinians convicted of killing Israelis in the occupied territories—a sentence requiring no unanimity among judges, allowing no appeal, and carrying a 90-day execution clock.
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