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Palestinians Horrified by Israel's New Death Penalty Law
The law mandates execution within 90 days and applies to Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks in West Bank military courts, with 62 of 120 Knesset members supporting it.
- On Monday, the Knesset passed a law making death by hanging the default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military courts of deadly attacks, with 62 of 120 lawmakers backing the bill.
- National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir championed the legislation, arguing it provides necessary "deterrence" against attacks targeting Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank where military courts have a 96 per cent conviction rate.
- On Sunday, the United Nations and several governments including France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom criticized the law's "de-facto discriminatory character," while critics argue it targets the country's 20 per cent Arab minority.
- Protesters gathered in Jerusalem and Ramallah on Tuesday to condemn the legislation, while human rights groups and three members of parliament filed petitions to the Supreme Court seeking to overturn the law citing conflicts with Israel's Basic Laws.
- Although the United States stated on Tuesday it respects Israel's sovereign right to determine its own laws, the legislation places Israel at odds with a global trend toward abolition, with 113 countries having outlawed the death penalty.
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Palestinians convicted of terrorist attacks risk the death penalty under a new Israeli law. They are then hanged within ninety days.
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‘What can you expect from a govt with people like Netanyahu?’: Palestinians horrified by Israel’s new death penalty law
Fear for her son’s fate kept Maisoun Shawamreh awake through the night in the occupied West Bank following the Israeli parliament’s approval of a law permitting the execution of Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks. “The mothers of prisoners — none of us slept last night,” Shawamreh told AFP as she joined a protest in Ramallah against the law on Tuesday. Her son has been in detention for three years, awaiting sentencing on charges of attempt…
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Coverage Details
Total News Sources16
Leaning Left6Leaning Right2Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution55% Left
Bias Distribution
- 55% of the sources lean Left
55% Left
L 55%
C 27%
R 18%
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