(Corrects paragraph 21 to reflect that Adalah's petition against the law was separate to the one filed by ACRI) By Ali ...

The Israeli law makes capital punishment the default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military courts of killing ...

The petition argues that the law creates a discriminatory system, saying the West Bank amendments apply only to Palestinians.

(RNS) — Rabbinical groups said the law flies in the face of Jewish tradition and violates international principles of due ...

This development reverses decades of global movement towards abolition of the death penalty, while normalising executions in ...

As a default option for Palestinians under occupation, the legislation will fatally undermine the rights to life, dignity, ...

Israel has taken a major and controversial step by expanding the death penalty in a law that applies specifically to ...

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