Israel's parliament has passed a death penalty law targeting terrorism convictions, sparking large-scale protests.
Israel's parliament has enacted legislation allowing the death penalty by hanging for individuals convicted of terrorist acts.
After the bill's passage, Israel's National Security Minister Ben Gvir celebrated by opening champagne and publicly displaying the gallows intended for executions by hanging.
Hundreds of protesters gathered outside Jerusalem's city council, where police used water cannons to disperse the crowd. An elderly woman holding a protest sign was forcibly shoved and pushed to the ground by both police officers and unidentified bystanders.
Opposition parties and demonstrators argue that the law will primarily target Palestinians and is overtly discriminatory. They fear that while Palestinians would face execution for similar actions, Israeli citizens would not.
The European Union stated this move violates international norms, and the United Nations has warned of serious risks of human rights violations.
The passage of this bill has intensified social divisions within Israel and further raised international concerns about Israel’s human rights record and the broader situation in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, seen as another manifestation of the far-right elements driving policies under Netanyahu’s government.
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