The bill’s passage in the Knesset marked the culmination of a years-long push by Israel’s far-right to escalate punishment for Palestinians convicted of nationalistic offences against Israelis. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu came to the chamber to vote yes in person. The law makes the death penalty – by hanging – the default punishment for West Bank Palestinians convicted for nationalistic killings. The law also gives Israeli courts the authority to impose either the death penalty or life imprisonment on its own citizens. It is not retro-active and will apply only to future cases. The measure has been harshly condemned by...
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