Middle East Monitor Report

Around 1,200 Israeli public figures, including Nobel laureates and former military officials, opposed a proposed law by Prime Minister Netanyahu’s government to impose the death penalty on Palestinian prisoners, calling it a “moral stain.” The bill, advanced by the far-right Otzma Yehudit party, would apply solely to Palestinians accused of killing Israelis. If passed, executions would be carried out within 90 days of a court decision by lethal injection. The Knesset has approved the bill in its first reading but requires two more readings to become law.

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