The law resolves a long-standing political demand by Israel’s far-right leadership to formalize execution as a tool of control over Palestinians.
The gallows law: Israel moves toward executing Palestinian children
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‘War crime’: Global condemnation as Israeli ministers celebrate death penalty law targeting Palestinian prisoners
Israeli ministers celebrated the law’s passage with champagne on the Knesset floor, as human rights groups condemned it as a possible war crime and “deeply discriminatory.’