death penalty law
Coverage of death penalty law in the Nexus archive.
- Rights campaigners challenge Israel's death penalty law at London panel
Human rights campaigners in London challenged Israel's death penalty law for Palestinians held in Israeli prisons, arguing it reflects a dual legal system and undermines equality before the law. The law, passed in March, permits military courts to impose capital punishment on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank for killing Israelis.
- Arab attacker opens fire in central Israel, killing 1 and wounding 5
A Palestinian man with Israeli citizenship opened fire in central Israel, killing one person and wounding five others before being killed by police. The attack occurred amid heightened tensions, with the attacker's accomplice arrested after attempting to stab officers. Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir released a video of the dead gunman, sparking legal and political controversy.
- Israel’s death penalty law could spell suspension from rights body role, says chief
Israel’s new death penalty law for Palestinians could lead to the suspension of its observer status at the Council of Europe’s parliamentary assembly, according to the body’s president, Petra Bayr. The Council requires member states and observers to abstain from capital punishment, a principle Israel’s law reportedly violates.
- Death penalty law proves the EU must treat Israel as an apartheid state
Pernando Barrena argues that Israel's application of the death penalty against Palestinians strengthens the case for the EU to cut ties with Israel, framing it as an apartheid state. The article highlights the legal and ethical implications of this policy in international relations.