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UN Says Israel's Death Penalty Law Violates International Law
Volker Turk said the measure could amount to a war crime and deepen discriminatory justice, after lawmakers approved it by 62 votes to 48.
- On Monday, the Israeli Knesset passed legislation making the death penalty a default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military courts of nationalistic killings, in a 62-48 vote.
- Championed by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, the law mandates executions within 90 days for convictions in military courts, though proponents claim it will deter attacks on Israelis.
- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk urged Israel on Tuesday to repeal the law, warning that applying it in occupied territory "would constitute a war crime."
- Demonstrations erupted across the West Bank on Tuesday as the European Union and Amnesty International condemned the legislation as discriminatory and a "clear step back" for human rights.
- Israeli human rights groups filed Supreme Court petitions seeking to overturn the law, arguing it "institutionalise discriminatory and one-sided justice" by exclusively targeting Palestinians.
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The United Nations is deciding on the implementation of the new Israeli law establishing the "death penalty for terrorists" and targeting the Palestinians.
The United Nations has strongly criticized the Israeli parliament’s approval of a new “cruel and discriminatory” death penalty law, warning that its application in the occupied Palestinian territory “would amount to a war crime.” Under the new law, approved by parliament late yesterday, Palestinians in the occupied West Bank who are convicted by military courts of committing deadly attacks classified as “terrorism” will face...
UN Human Rights Commissioner Volker Türk on Tuesday sharply criticized the Israeli parliament's approval of a death penalty bill, warning that it would be a war crime.
The law stipulates that death sentences, once imposed, must be carried out within 90 days. According to the UN, that in itself is a violation of international humanitarian law.
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