Israel: Death Penalty for Terrorists’ bill passes first Knesset vote

  The Israeli Knesset approved Wednesday the death penalty law for terrorists in a preliminary reading and in a narrow majority. 52 Knesset members supported the proposal and 49 opposed it in the 120 member More...

Uri Avnery: The Wistful Eyes of death penalty

THE WHOLE world watched with bated breath while the days passed. Then the hours. Then the minutes. The world watched while the condemned man, Muhammad Abu-Ali of Qalqiliya, waited for his execution. Abu-Ali was More...

Bennett Supports Death Penalty for Jewish Terrorists As Well

Jewish Home chairman Naftali Bennett announced his support on Sunday for the use of administrative detentions, house demolitions and the death penalty for Jews convicted of nationalist crimes. In an interview More...