The death penalty law reflects the total Kahanization of Israel's right

The passing of the death penalty law reflects the normalization of Kahanist ideology and betrays the values on which the state was founded. It sets Israel on a suicidal path

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The passing of the death penalty law reflects the normalization of Kahanist ideology and betrays the values on which the state was founded. It sets Israel on a suicidal path

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Joshua Leifer

08:00 PM • April 01 2026 IDT

Israel's Knesset passed a law on Monday requiring Israel's military courts in the occupied West Bank to apply the death penalty to Palestinians convicted of deadly acts of terrorism. The law also authorizes civilian courts to apply the death penalty for terrorism charges throughout the country. It is drafted in such a way as to all but guarantee it will never be used against Jews.

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