“It is proposed that a terrorist convicted of murder motivated by racism or hatred of society, in circumstances where the act was committed with the intent to harm the State of Israel, should be sentenced to death – mandatory,” a statement from the National Security Committee said. The committee clarified that the aim of the law is to “annihilate terrorism at its source and create a strong deterrent.”
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What are the main points of the law on the death penalty for terrorists?
How many votes did the bill receive in the Knesset?
When will the act come into force?
Who was the last person executed in Israel?
Israel allows the death penalty only for participation in the crimes of the Holocaust during World War II. Therefore, abolitionism is de facto in force there. The last person executed in Israel was Holocaust overseer Adolf Eichmann, captured by the Mossad in Argentina. He was hanged in 1962.
Act during the ceasefire
On October 10, the first stage of the peace plan for the Gaza Strip was adopted. It assumes a suspension of fighting, the release of Jewish hostages and a partial withdrawal of Israeli troops.
Further provisions of the 20-point peace plan include, among others: the laying down of arms by Hamas and the transfer of power in the enclave to a Palestinian interim administration under international supervision, as well as the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip.
