"James Shotter in Jerusalem
Published AN HOUR AGO
Updated 20:12
Israel’s parliament has passed a controversial bill that seeks to impose the death penalty on Palestinians convicted of killing Israelis in acts of terror, but not on Jewish Israelis who kill Palestinians in similar circumstances.
The bill, pushed by deputies from Itamar Ben-Gvir’s far-right Jewish Power party, has drawn international condemnation and is the latest in a raft of legislation advanced by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government that human rights groups say is discriminatory and infringes Palestinians’ rights"
FT.com
Published AN HOUR AGO
Updated 20:12
Israel’s parliament has passed a controversial bill that seeks to impose the death penalty on Palestinians convicted of killing Israelis in acts of terror, but not on Jewish Israelis who kill Palestinians in similar circumstances.
The bill, pushed by deputies from Itamar Ben-Gvir’s far-right Jewish Power party, has drawn international condemnation and is the latest in a raft of legislation advanced by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government that human rights groups say is discriminatory and infringes Palestinians’ rights"
FT.com
