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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is a brand new law that passed today.

[url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/03/israel-opt-newly-adopted-death-penalty-law-must-be-repealed/]Amnesty International[/url] has come out against it:

It speaks volumes to the extent of Israel’s dehumanization of Palestinians that this law has passed in the same month in which Israeli military attorney general dropped all charges against Israeli soldiers accused of sexually assaulting a Palestinian detainee – a decision celebrated by the Prime Minister and several ministers. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity, was among those who voted in favor of the law.

The [url=https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2026/02/israel-un-experts-urge-withdrawal-death-penalty-bill]UN OHCHR[/url] has come out against it:

UN experts* today urged Israel to withdraw a bill proposing the mandatory death penalty for terrorist acts, which would violate the right to life and discriminate against Palestinians in the occupied Palestinian territory.

The Bill would introduce two tracks for the death penalty. In the occupied West Bank, the death penalty would be imposed by military courts under military law for terrorist acts causing the death of a person, even if not intended. In Israel and occupied East Jerusalem, the death penalty would apply under Israeli criminal law but only for the “intentional killing of Israeli citizens or residents”.

Under both tracks, vague and overbroad definitions of terrorist offenses under Israeli law would apply, which can include conduct that is not genuinely terrorist, and the death penalty would be mandatory.

[url=https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/03/30/condemnation-as-israel-passes-law-imposing-death-penalty-on-convicted-palestinians/]Ireland[/url] has come out against it:

In a statement, Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee said Ireland condemned the law and urged Israel not to proceed with it.

“Ireland is consistently and strongly opposed to the use of the death penalty in all cases and in all circumstances,” she said. “I am particularly concerned about the de facto discriminatory nature of the Bill as it relates to Palestinians.”[/quote]

Too bad. International laws do not apply the same way as they do to the chosen people. Sorry Palestinians.

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