Israel's Death Penalty Bill for Palestinians

0:00On March 30, Israel's parliament is set to vote Monday on a bill that sets the death penalty as the default for Palestinians convicted in military, courts of killing Israelis. Pushed by far-right security minister Eta Mar bin Gavir, it targets cases in the West Bank with quick sentencing within 90 days and no clemency. Option, unless special circumstances apply. The bill got tweaked from its original form, which demanded death for any non-Israeli convicted of deadly terror acts there. Now it allows life in prison as an alternative. After Prime Minister Netanyahu's party pushed for softer language to dodge global heat. European allies like Germany, France, Italy and Britain slammed it as discriminatory against Palestinians under occupation. UN experts called out vague terror definitions that could hit non-Tera acts while rights groups point to military courts near 100%. Human rights for Palestinians only. Israel hasn't executed anyone for murder since 1954, except Nazi war criminal Adolf

1:03Ickman a few years later. Bin Gavir claims it'll deter attacks like the Hamas assault on October 7, 2023 that killed nearly 1200 Israelis, but Amistie says no proof death penalties cut crime better than life sentences. If it passes, Israeli rights groups plan supreme court challenges amid a world trend abolishing capital punishment with over 113 countries already done away with it entirely. That wraps global news today, brought to you with AI, I'm Corey with The Story.