by Sean Adl-Tabatabai, The Peoples Voice:
On Monday, Israel’s Knesset approved a new law that fast-tracks the death penalty for Palestinians found guilty of certain offences in Gaza.
The measure was spearheaded by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, head of the Jewish Power party, who marked the occasion by celebrating with champagne.
Infowars.com reports: The new “Death Penalty for Terrorists Law” specifically targets Palestinians calling for capital punishment in cases where a “terrorist” is convicted of deliberately killing a person “with the intent to deny the existence of the State of Israel.”
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The discriminatory wording of the new law establishes a distinction ensuring it would apply essentially only to Palestinians while simultaneously exempting Jewish terrorists, including in the West Bank, from any such consequences.
Two years ago, Ben Gvir, who has responsibility for the Israeli prison system, called for executing Palestinians to make more room in the prisons. After Monday’s vote, Ben Gvir proclaimed, “The State of Israel is changing the rules of the game today: whoever murders Jews will not continue to breathe and enjoy conditions in prison. This is a day of justice for the victims and a day of deterrence for our enemies.”
The bill, which makes death by hanging the default sentence, passed with support from 62 Knesset members, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Forty-eight lawmakers opposed it, and one chose to abstain.
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