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EU: Israel's Decision to Pass Death Penalty Law for Palestinians Is ...
The measure passed 62-0 and would allow execution by hanging within 90 days, with no right to clemency.
- On Monday, the Knesset passed a law making death by hanging the default punishment for West Bank Palestinians convicted of nationalistic killings.
- National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir championed the legislation, calling it "a day of justice for the murdered," while the law mandates execution within 90 days of sentencing.
- Opposition leader Yair Lapid criticized the move, stating, "We did not establish a Jewish state to adopt the moral standards of radical Islam." The Association challenged the law as "discriminatory by design."
- On Tuesday, foreign ministers from Germany, France, and Italy issued a joint statement expressing "deep concern" over the bill's "de facto discriminatory character" that risks "undermining Israel."
- The legislation takes effect in 30 days, though legal challenges may stall it; Israel has not sentenced anyone to death since Adolf Eichmann, and the bill excludes past prisoners.
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Most Israelis back death penalty law, call for it to be expanded
Israel's passing of a new law enabling the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of killing Israelis has sparked a wave of online backlash - but not on human rights grounds. Analysis of around 18,000 social media posts and 600,000 interactions by Israeli monitoring firm Scooper, cited by Maariv newspaper, found that the criticism by Israeli social media users was related to the law being "politically driven" for electoral gain, with many call…
The European Union (EU) announced today that it advocates a principled position against the introduction of the death penalty in all cases and in all circumstances, reacting to the decision of the Israeli Parliament and the adoption of the Law on the Death Penalty.
Israeli MPs cheer death penalty for Palestinians accused of terrorism
Israeli MPs cheer death penalty for Palestinians accused of terrorism | 31 March 2026 | Israeli lawmakers led by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir have been filmed cheering and rejoicing at the passing of a controversial death penalty bill. Rights groups, foreign nations, and even the UN warned that the newly adopted legislation is discriminatory and would disproportionally target Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Under the law th…
The countries of the European Union have criticised Israel's plans to introduce the death penalty for terrorists.
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