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'An eye for an eye': Israel’s death penalty law is retaliatory and electorally motivated

France24 · · 1435 words · By Marc DAOU
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“Israel’s parliament adopted a law establishing the death penalty for terrorists, which will apply to Palestinians.”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia entries confirming Israel's parliament passed a death penalty law targeting Palestinians.
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“Itamar Ben-Gvir celebrated the law's passage by popping open champagne and embracing supporters.”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia entries confirming Itamar Ben-Gvir's celebratory actions.
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“The law defines 'resident of the area' as anyone registered in the West Bank's population register or residing there, excluding Israeli citizens/residents.”
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Wikipedia entries about West Bank occupation, settlements, and barriers do not address the law's definition of 'resident of the area' or exclusions.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The West Bank, including East Jerusalem, has been under military occupation by Israel since 7 June 1967, when Israeli forces captured the territory, then ruled by Jordan, during the Six-Day War. The W…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_occupation_of_the_West…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Israeli settlements, also called Israeli colonies, are the civilian communities built by Israel throughout the Israeli-occupied territories. They are populated by Israeli citizens, almost exclusively …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_settlement
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The West Bank barrier, West Bank wall or the West Bank separation barrier, is a separation barrier built by Israel along the Green Line and inside parts of the West Bank. Israel describes the wall as…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank_barrier
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“The law mandates death by hanging within 90 days of conviction, with a possible 180-day postponement.”
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Wikipedia entries about the number 90, AS-90 weapon, and political party are unrelated to the death penalty law's execution procedures.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 90 may refer to: 90 (number), the natural number following 89 and preceding 91 one of the years 90 BC, AD 90, 1990, 2090, etc. The international calling code for Turkey 90 (album), an album by the e…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/90
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The AS-90 ("Artillery System for the 1990s"), known officially as Gun Equipment 155 mm L131, is an armoured self-propelled howitzer formerly used by the British Army and subsequently donated for use b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AS-90
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alliance 90/The Greens (German: Bündnis 90/Die Grünen [ˈbʏntnɪs ˈnɔʏntsɪç diː ˈɡʁyːnən] ), often simply referred to as Greens (German: Grüne [ˈɡʁyːnə] ), is a green political party in Germany. It was …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliance_90/The_Greens
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“Israel has only carried out two state-sanctioned executions: one in 1948 and another in 1962.”
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Wikipedia entries about 1948 war history do not mention specific executions or their dates, making the claim unverifiable.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1948 Arab–Israeli War (15 May 1948 – 10 March 1949), also known as the First Arab–Israeli War, followed the civil war in Mandatory Palestine (29 November 1947 – 14 May 1948) as the second and fina…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948_Arab–Israeli_War
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1948 Palestine war (30 November 1947 – 10 March 1949) was fought in the territory of what had been, at the start of the war, British-ruled Mandatory Palestine. It began as a civil war between the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948_Palestine_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 1948, following the 1947–1948 war in Mandatory Palestine, the Israeli Declaration of Independence sparked the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, which resulted in the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight from…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Israel_(1948–presen…
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“Palestinians in Hebron, Ramallah, and Nablus shut down shops and public institutions in protest.”
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“The Association for Civil Rights in Israel filed an emergency appeal against the law with the Supreme Court.”
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“The Knesset is not authorized to legislate directly for the West Bank, as military commanders hold legal authority there.”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia entries confirming military commanders' legal authority over theфи West Bank.
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“The Council of Europe threatened to revoke Israel's observer status due to the law.”
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“The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights considers the law's application a war crime.”
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“Amnesty International criticized the law for stripping Palestinian defendants of fair-trial safeguards.”
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“Israeli rabbi Elhanan Miller expects the law to be overturned by the Supreme Court.”
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“Spain called the law 'a further step towards apartheid', and the EU called it a 'grave regression'.”
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“The law is described as politically motivated, with Netanyahu seeking to curry favor with the Israeli right before elections.”
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“Ben-Gvir stated the law fulfills his election promise, with the next parliamentary elections due by October 2026.”
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“An Arab member of the Israeli parliament acknowledged the law's political motivations.”
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