Israel passes death penalty law for Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks

JERUSALEM – Israel’s parliament passed a law on Monday making the death penalty a default sentence for Palestinians convicted ​in military courts of deadly attacks, fulfilling a pledge by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right allies. The legislation has drawn international criticism of Israel, which is already under scrutiny ‌for increasing violence by Jewish settlers against [] The post Israel passes death penalty law for Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks appeared first on Egyptian Gazette.