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The World Coalition Against the Death Penalty (WCADP) is alarmed by the content of two bills that are presently before Israel’s Knesset, in which it is proposed to expand the scope of the death penalty for terrorism offences, and permit resort to the death penalty in ad hoc military courts for trials related to the […]

En janvier 2023, le gouvernement israélien nouvellement élu a annoncé un ensemble de réformes judiciaires, y compris un nouveau projet de loi qui introduirait la peine de mort pour les actes de terrorisme. Les réformes judiciaires ont pour le moment été suspendues par le Premier ministre Netanyahou. Cet article adopte une perspective historique pour recontextualiser […]

Early 2023, the newly elected government of Israel announced an ensemble of judicial reforms; including a new bill that would introduce the death penalty for acts of terrorism. As of May 2023, the judicial reforms have been put on hold by the PM Netanyahu. This article takes a historical perspective to recontextualize the issue of […]