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Israel Advances Death Penalty Bill for Palestinians Convicted of Terrorism
The bill mandates executions within 90 days, limits pardons and appeals, and extends to civilian and military trials, targeting Palestinians convicted of terror-related murders.
- The Israeli Knesset's National Security Committee approved a bill to legalize the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of terrorism, advancing it toward final legislative approval.
- The bill mandates death or life imprisonment for terrorists convicted of nationalistically motivated murder, removes presidential pardon rights, and allows decisions by a simple majority.
- The European Union strongly opposes this bill, citing serious human rights concerns and Israel's previous moratorium on capital punishment.
- Support for the bill includes coalition members and the Israel Beytenu party, which demands Prime Minister Netanyahu personally vote in favor to secure passage.
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The Israeli Parliament because it predvidoma drevi glasoval o zakonu, ki bi omogočil usmrtitve Palestincev, obsojenih zaradi terorističnih raidov s smrtnim izidom. Pričakovati je, da, because the parliament supported the predlog, za katerega so se zavzele the most extreme parties. Več evropskih držav in mednarodnih organizacij ga je sharp kritiziralo.
The text, promoted by the far-right Jewish Power party of Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, was approved at first reading in November 2025 and recently passed its last parliamentary committee debate
Four European States, France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom have asked Israel to give up on a draft law on the reintroduction of the death penalty for persons convicted of acts of terrorism, a measure on which the opposition to the initiative claims that it would only target Palestinians, reports the month according to Agerpres.
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Israel's parliament approves the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis
Israel’s parliament has passed a law approving the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis, a measure critics condemn as discriminatory and inhumane.
The Israeli parliament is considering a controversial death penalty bill. If approved, people could be hanged who "killed Israelis with the intent to harm Israel." This makes it clearly aimed solely at Palestinians. Germany and France, among others, have already called on Israel to bury the proposal.
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