Israel Expands Death Penalty for Terrorism

0:00Israel's Inesit just passed a law expanding the death penalty for terrorism convictions in military courts, the first big step like this in over. 60 years, 62 out of 120 members voted yes, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while 48 said no. Dissemmemmon hits both Israeli law and military rules in the occupied West Bank, making death the default sentence unless judges find special. Reasons for life in prison instead, pushed by far right national security minister E. Tamar Ben-Gavir, the law skips prosecutor requests for death, limits appeals, blocks pardons, and sets. Executions by hanging within 90 days. Those on death row get isolated cells with video-only lawyer visits. It mainly targets Palestinians in those courts, where conviction rates top 99 percent. UN experts and Amnesty International slammed it hard, saying military trials already fail fair standards, turning death sentences into rights. Violations and possible war crimes.

1:02They call a discriminatory, like apartheid, flagged by the International Court of Justice, since Israelis face civil courts with more protections. There's another bill in the works for October 7th attackers, setting up special tribunals that have been evidence rules and hand out death by simple. Majority, again, with slim appeals. Supporters say it deters attacks and stops hostage swaps, but Intel folks worry it could spark more kidnappings. This shift normalizes executions and occupied land amid global abolition trends, raising huge legal red flags under human rights and humanitarian law, especially with unequal treatment baked in. Local news, powered by AI, this is Adelaide News today. I'm Cory with the story.