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Israel makes death penalty legal for Palestinians convicted of terror charges

Yesterday the Israeli parliament passed new legislation making the death penalty legal for Palest...

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16.36 31 Mar 2026


Israel makes death penalty legal for Palestinians convicted of terror charges


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Yesterday the Israeli parliament passed new legislation making the death penalty legal for Palestinians convicted by Israeli military and criminal courts of deadly terror attacks. The new law was spearheaded by far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir who celebrated the passage of the law with champagne.

Felix Tamsut is a Journalist with Deutsche Welle who is in Israel at the moment and joins Shane to take a look at the law, and what the reaction in Israel has been to its passing…

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