US EditionKnesset committee advances bill introducing death penalty for terrorists
- On Monday, the Knesset's National Security Committee, chaired by Zvika Fogel, approved the bill's first reading, and the Otzma Yehudit party measure is set for a Wednesday plenary vote.
- The bill's authors say it seeks to `root out terrorism at its source` and strengthen deterrence, citing a rise in attacks targeting Jews and supporters contend it would end terrorists' comfortable detention and political releases.
- According to the draft law, any individual who murders an Israeli citizen out of hatred toward the state faces a mandatory death sentence, with military courts imposing it by simple majority and no commutations allowed.
- Gal Hirsch, government coordinator for missing persons and hostages, reversed his opposition after talks with the Prime Minister, while Itamar Ben-Gvir, National Security Minister, defended the bill amid expected contentious Knesset debates.
- Committee chair Zvika Fogel hailed the vote as `a historic moment`, saying it ends `release agreements` and `hotels for terrorists`, while lawmakers warn of human rights concerns and legal shifts in Israel's court systems.
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Israel wants to "wrapping terrorism at its root" and has introduced a bill to introduce the death penalty for convicted "terrorists" into parliament (Knesset), which, although it is already permitted for certain crimes in Israel. The aim of the law is to punish persons who have been sentenced "for murder of racist motives or for hatred against the public", as well as perpetrators who have committed the crime with the intention of harming the Sta…
The National Security Commission of the Knesset voted in favour of a bill introducing the death penalty for the perpetrators of attacks deemed "terrorist".
Hamas denounced "a flagrant violation of international law" after the Knesset National Security Commission voted on Monday in favour of a bill introducing the death penalty for the perpetrators of "terrorist" attacks.
‘Only one punishment — death’: Israel advances bill proposing capital punishment for deadly terror attacks
An Israeli parliamentary committee on Monday advanced a bill proposing the death penalty for "terrorists", a move pushed for by far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir.
Itamar Ben Gvir’s ultimatum to Benjamin Netanyahu came into effect and the Israeli security committee passed a bill proposing to apply the death penalty to Palestinian “terrorists.” This initiative promoted by the Zionist ultra-nationalists states that the courts will be able to impose the death penalty on those who commit “a nationalist murder against an Israeli citizen.” It would not apply to an Israeli who kills a Palestinian, as clarified by…
Israeli Prime Minister confirms support for the bill promoted by Minister Itamar Ben Gvir
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