But the ability to project power and lethality is not a justification to actually do so. Especially when the prohibition against the bombardment of civilians has been ignored, yet again, with impunity ...

Israel has approved a bill which would allow for Palestinians in the West Bank convicted of terrorism charges to be executed. The legislation makes the death penalty a default punishment for ...

JERUSALEM — Israel’s parliament on Monday passed a law approving the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis, a measure that has been harshly condemned by the international ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Israel's parliament has passed a law approving the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis. The bill's ...

Israeli authorities must urgently repeal legislative amendments expanding Israel’s use of the death penalty, adopted today with a majority of 62 Knesset members, said Amnesty International. “Today, ...

The Oscar-winning No Other Land filmmakers say their parents and friends have warned them it isn't safe to return.

The Knesset is considering a bill that would instate the death penalty as a punishment for convicted terrorists in Israel. Passing it would be an enormous mistake. Which means that if Israel violates ...

On November 10, right-wing Knesset member Itamar Ben-Gvir proposed a bill that would use the death penalty to punish Palestinian terrorists convicted of killing Israeli citizens. Some Knesset members ...

On Nov. 10, a bill enabling the death penalty for Palestinians cleared its first major legislative hurdle in the Israeli parliament. The single-page proposal, which now moves to committee before ...

The Israeli parliament advanced two controversial bills on Monday, including one that would expand the use of the death penalty for convicted “terrorists” and individuals found guilty of ...

Israel has finally, at long last, instituted the death penalty for terrorists. The pertinent part of the law reads as follows: “Whoever intentionally causes the death of a person with the intention of ...

Jerusalem – Israel's parliament passed a law on Monday making death by hanging a default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military courts of deadly attacks, fulfilling a pledge by Prime Minister ...