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Israel Advances Controversial Death Penalty Bill Amid Tensions

11/11/2025

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Israel's Knesset has advanced two controversial bills, one allowing the death penalty for Palestinian prisoners and another permitting the government to shut down foreign media without court approval.
The death penalty bill, proposed by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's Jewish Power party, passed by a vote of 39 to 16.
If enacted, this would mark Israel's first use of capital punishment since 1962.
The session featured tensions, including a near-physical altercation between Arab lawmaker Ayman Odeh and Ben-Gvir.

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Israel's Knesset has advanced two controversial bills, one allowing the death penalty for Palestinian prisoners and another permitting the government to shut down foreign media without court approval.
The death penalty bill, proposed by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's Jewish Power party, passed by a vote of 39 to 16.
If enacted, this would mark Israel's first use of capital punishment since 1962.
The session featured tensions, including a near-physical altercation between Arab lawmaker Ayman Odeh and Ben-Gvir.