Global protests condemning Israel’s new death penalty law for Palestinians

Protesters are condemning Israel's new bill that makes the death penalty the default punishment for some Palestinians.

Death penalty law 'a deep stain on the law books of the state of Israel'

François Picard is pleased to welcome Dr. Gershon Baskin, former hostage negotiator and Middle East Director of the International Communities Organisation. As someone deeply embedded in the realities of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, he argues that recent developments, including the proposed death penalty law, are not isolated measures but symptoms of a broader shift toward exclusionary nationalism, legal inequality, and militarized thinking.

By François PICARD

With the Death Penalty for Palestinians, Israel Signals: Long Live the Jewish Terrorists - Haaretz

With the Death Penalty for Palestinians, Israel Signals: Long Live the Jewish Terrorists  Haaretz

Applying Israel's death penalty law would be a ‘war crime’: U.N.

Under the new law, Palestinians in the occupied West Bank convicted by military courts of carrying out deadly attacks classified as "terrorism" will face the death penalty.

EU condemns Israel’s death penalty law ‘close to apartheid’

BRUSSELS: The European Union condemned on Tuesday Israel’s approval of a “discriminatory” bill allowing the execution of Palestinians convicted on terror charges for deadly attacks, but spares Israelis committing the same crime. “The death penalty bill in Israel is very concerning to us in the EU. This is a clear step backwards — the introduction of the death penalty, together with the discriminatory nature of the law,” EU spokesman Anouar El Anouni told journalists in Brussels. Spanish Prime...

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Spain’s PM labels Israel’s death penalty law ‘step towards apartheid’

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez condemned as a “step towards apartheid” Monday’s approval by the Israeli parliament of a law that would impose death sentence for Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks by military courts. “It is an asymmetrical measure that would not apply to Israelis committing the same crimes. Same crime, different punishment. It’s another […]

Knesset approves death penalty for Palestinians guilty of murdering Israelis - The Observer

Knesset approves death penalty for Palestinians guilty of murdering Israelis  The Observer

Türkiye condemns Israel’s death penalty law targeting Palestinians

Türkiye on Tuesday strongly condemned the controversial new Israeli law introducing the death penalty for Palestinians, calling it unlawful and a step that deepens systemic discrim...

Israel passes death penalty law for Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks - The Daily Star

Israel passes death penalty law for Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks  The Daily Star

Israel passes death penalty law for Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks - Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka

Israel passes death penalty law for Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks  Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka