Activists say the law will have a disproportionate impact on West Bank Palestinians

Lawmakers to vote on bill condemned by European states and rights groups as discriminatory and unlawful

Israel’s parliament approved legislation Monday allowing the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of killing Israelis, prompting swift legal action...

Knesset approves measure that has been criticised by European nations and rights groups

Israel's parliament on Monday passed legislation legalizing the death penalty as a punishment for Palestinians convicted of terror attacks.

Rights groups have described the far-right measure as discriminatory, inhumane and contradictory of international conventions.

Activists say the law will have a disproportionate impact on West Bank Palestinians

EU, Spain and Germany, as well as rights groups, condemn law to execute Palestinian convicted terrorists

Israel’s parliament has passed a law imposing the death penalty on Palestinians convicted of fatal attacks – a measure sharply criticised as discriminatory by European countries…

Celebrations in the Israeli parliament mark the passing of legislation intended to apply to Palestinians only.