Israel's parliament on Monday passed a law approving the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis, a measure that has been harshly condemned by the international community and rights groups as discriminatory and inhumane. ADVERTISEMENTThe law makes the death penalty - by hanging - the default punishment for West Bank Palestinians convicted of nationalistic killings. Experts say the legislation has two key elements that will effectively limit the death penalty to Palestinians. First, the bill makes the death penalty a default punishment for nationalistic killings in military courts, which try only West Bank Palestinians and not Israeli citizens. The Public Committee against Torture in Israel says the state has consistently voted in favour of abolishing the death penalty at the UN.

Source: The Telegraph March 31, 2026 06:31 UTC