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The measure allows courts to impose the death penalty without a request from prosecutors, and without requiring unanimity, instead permitting a simple majority decision. Military courts in the occupied West Bank would also be empowered to hand down death sentences, with the defence minister able to submit an opinion.
112 sats \ 6 replies \ @petertodd 29 Mar -123 sats

Good. There's lots of Palestinians who deserve death for their horrific crimes. And killing them removes a bargaining chip that has created terrible incentives: if those Palestinians are dead they can't be exchanged for kidnapped Jews.