Israel must immediately halt legislation of discriminatory death penalty bill - Amnesty International (2025-11-11)
Israel must immediately halt legislation of discriminatory death penalty bill - Amnesty International (2025-11-11)
Israel must immediately halt legislation of discriminatory death penalty bill - Amnesty International (2025-11-11)
“… a bill that effectively mandates courts to impose the death penalty exclusively against Palestinians. While the text of the bill does not specifically single out Palestinians, the mental element required for the offence concerned signals its primary victims are going to be Palestinians …
“The shift towards requiring courts to impose the death penalty against Palestinians is a dangerous and dramatic step backwards and a product of ongoing impunity for Israel’s system of apartheid and its #genocide in #Gaza. It did not occur in a vacuum…
“The international community must exert maximum pressure on the Israeli government to immediately scrap this bill and dismantle all laws and practices that contribute to the system of #apartheid against Palestinians…