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Israeli Death Penalty Law for Palestinians Draws Widespread Condemnation, Including from Jordan
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Israeli Death Penalty Law for Palestinians Draws Widespread Condemnation, Including from Jordan

Hundreds have rallied in the West Bank against Israel's new death penalty law, which human rights groups are calling 'cruel' and discriminatory against Palestinians, with the EU, Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez, and Jordan also expressing 'great concern' and condemning it as a 'step towards apartheid'. Concerns are also being raised about the Israeli right's sudden focus on settler violence, which some critics label as 'fake news' to distract from the new law.

UN Calls for Repeal of Israeli Death Penalty Law for Palestinians
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UN Calls for Repeal of Israeli Death Penalty Law for Palestinians

The Israeli Knesset has passed a controversial law mandating the death penalty by hanging for Palestinians in the West Bank convicted of deadly terror attacks, a move that has drawn opposition within Israel and a call from a UN commissioner for its immediate repeal, citing discrimination and violation of international humanitarian law.