An Israeli female soldier stands among the graves during the funeral of another soldier killed in the fighting during the Israeli invasion of southern Lebanon, in Petah Tikva, on May 11, 2026. Photo Ilia YEFIMOVICH/AFP
Few laws in Israel today generate such broad consensus. On Monday, May 11, the knesset (parliament) approved a bill backed across party lines providing for the creation of a special military tribunal to try Palestinians accused of taking part in the Oct. 7, 2023, massacres carried out by Hamas and other armed Palestinian groups.Following public hearings — some of which will also be filmed and broadcast live — the defendants could face the death penalty under charges likely to include crimes against the Jewish people, crimes against humanity and war crimes. The bill passed unanimously, with all 93 MPs present in the 120-seat parliament voting in favor.It was a rare display of political unity, presented as commensurate with the stated objective: helping the country heal from the “national trauma” of the Oct. 7 attacks. In similar moves...
Few laws in Israel today generate such broad consensus. On Monday, May 11, the knesset (parliament) approved a bill backed across party lines providing for the creation of a special military tribunal to try Palestinians accused of taking part in the Oct. 7, 2023, massacres carried out by Hamas and other armed Palestinian groups.Following public hearings — some of which will also be filmed and broadcast live — the defendants could face the death penalty under charges likely to include crimes against the Jewish people, crimes against humanity and war crimes. The bill passed unanimously, with all 93 MPs present in the 120-seat parliament voting in favor.It was a rare display of political unity, presented as commensurate with the stated objective: helping the country heal from the “national trauma” of the Oct. 7 attacks. In similar...
