Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greets National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir at the Knesset, May 23, 2023. (Credit: Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP)
A widely shared video on social media showed on Monday Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir serving champagne to his fellow MPs in the corridors of the Knesset.The scene took place moments after the Israeli parliament passed a law establishing the death penalty for Palestinians found guilty of killing Israelis — a sanction that will not be applied in the opposite direction. Some context Israel's Knesset approves death penalty law for Palestinian prisoners convicted of 'deadly attacks' Long advocated by Israel’s far-right, the measure had circulated in various forms for years but gained new momentum following the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks, in a context marked by heightened security and a continued rightward shift in Israeli society and institutions. Scheduled to take effect within 30 days, the law sets the stage for an...
A widely shared video on social media showed on Monday Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir serving champagne to his fellow MPs in the corridors of the Knesset.The scene took place moments after the Israeli parliament passed a law establishing the death penalty for Palestinians found guilty of killing Israelis — a sanction that will not be applied in the opposite direction. Some context Israel's Knesset approves death penalty law for Palestinian prisoners convicted of 'deadly attacks' Long advocated by Israel’s far-right, the measure had circulated in various forms for years but gained new momentum following the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks, in a context marked by heightened security and a continued rightward shift in Israeli society and institutions. Scheduled to take effect within 30 days, the law sets the stage for...
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