Knesset to vote on death penalty for West Bank Palestinians convicted anti
Posted on 2026-03-30 17:07:13
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The Israeli parliament is set to vote on a bill that would make the death penalty the default punishment for West Bank Palestinians convicted of what they're calling "anti-Israel murder."
The final knesset vote is expected before Passover this Wednesday.
It will mark the culmination of a yearslong push by Israel's far right to end the country's historic opposition to the death penalty...
and will escalate punishment for Palestinians convicted of terror offenses against Israelis.
If passed, the new legislation will come into effect in 30 days, though rights groups are expected to petition Israel's highest court against it.
Opponents call the proposal racist and unlikely to deter attacks by militants/
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