Israel death penalty law ‘designed only for Palestinians’, warns Adalah
March 31, 2026
Al Jazeera English
Israel's parliament passes a law making the death penalty the default sentence for Palestinians convicted of attacks deemed “acts of terrorism”. Suhad Bishara is the legal director for Adalah, an independent human rights organisation and legal center in Israel. She says Israel's genocide in Gaza and events of the past few years have accelerated the legislation.
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