AdvertisementThe law makes the death penalty — by hanging — the default punishment for West Bank Palestinians convicted of nationalistic killings. Many in Netanyahu’s far-right coalition seek to annex the West Bank to Israel. On March 30, Israel's Knesset passed a widely condemned law making death by hanging the default punishment for Palestinian prisoners. Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty ImagesExperts say the legislation has two key elements that will effectively limit the death penalty to Palestinians. Israel's parliament passed a widely condemned law on March 30, 2026, to make hanging the default punishment for Palestinian prisoners.

Source: Huffington Post March 31, 2026 00:33 UTC