Israel takes step towards death penalty for terrorists

13/11/2025 7 min
Israel takes step towards death penalty for terrorists

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Israel's parliament, the Knesset, has passed the first reading of a bill allowing the death penalty for people convicted of deadly attacks on Israelis.Supporters led by far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir say it will deter future terrorism and end prisoner-release deals.But critics warn that the law, if passed, would apply almost entirely to Palestinians, and would violate Israel's democratic and legal principles.Guest: Yuval Shany,  professor of law at Israel's Hebrew University in Jerusalem and a former chair of the United Nations Human Rights CommitteeProducer: Anne Barker

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