Israel Passes Widely Condemned Death Penalty Law For Palestinian Prisoners

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Rights groups have described the far-right measure as discriminatory, inhumane and contradictory of international conventions. JERUSALEM (AP) — 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 community and rights groups as discriminatory and inhumane. The passage of the bill marked the culmination of a yearslong drive by the far-right to escalate punishment for

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