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After Dozens Died in Israeli Jails, Death Penalty Law Rattles Palestinians
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1,200 Former Israeli Officials Call for Rejecting Death Penalty Bill for Palestinian Prisoners
Israeli newspapers on Tuesday published a petition opposing a draft law seeking to impose the death penalty on Palestinian prisoners. The petition was signed by 1,200 individuals, including former officials such as Supreme Court judges, Nobel Prize laureates, former heads of the Shin Bet and Mossad, academics, university presidents, former Israeli army chief of staff Dan Halutz, Moshe Ya’alon, and former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
In a statement signed by, among others, the heads of the Shin Bet, Mossad, and former chiefs of staff, as well as Nobel Prize winners, it is stated that the punishment is absolute and does not allow for correction in the event of a mistake. It is also claimed that the punishment discriminates between blood and blood, as it will only be imposed on Palestinians who murdered Israelis.
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