A law enforcement officer stands by as Israelis protest after Israel’s parliament passed a law making death by hanging a default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military courts of deadly attacks, near the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, in Jerusalem. File
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Israel’s new death penalty law permitting the execution of Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks perpetuates racial discrimination against them, a United Nations committee said on Friday (May 1, 2026), urging its immediate repeal.
The law amounts to a grave erosion of human rights, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination said in a statement.
Published – May 01, 2026 11:27 pm IST