How Israeli society is reacting to death penalty bill | DW News

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Hundreds of protesters across the Israeli-occupied West Bank have voiced their outrage at the Israeli parliament's latest bill, which makes the death by hanging the default sentence for Palestinians convicted of a lethal act of terrorism. In Ramallah relatives of Palestinian prisoners and activists staged a sit-in in front of the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross. There was also condemnation from the EU and human rights groups, who say the punishment discriminates

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