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Israel enacts death penalty; Trump rejects West Bank annexation

6/12/2026

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Israel Enacts Death

Israel’s parliament approved a law making the death penalty the default punishment for West Bank Palestinians convicted of killing Israelis.
Amnesty International alleges Israel is conducting an ethnic-cleansing campaign in the West Bank to enable annexation.
UN data record more than 100 villages emptied and 7,280 displacements from Jan 2023 to Apr 2026.
U.S. President Donald Trump said he will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank.

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Amnesty Accuses Israel

Amnesty International alleges Israel is conducting an ethnic-cleansing campaign in the West Bank to enable annexation.
Israeli settlers set fire to parts of the historic Christian village of Taybeh and blocked Palestinians from extinguishing the blaze.
Amnesty describes the campaign as state-led rather than the work of rogue settlers.
Father Bashar Fawadleh said the attack targeted his community, highlighting its vulnerability.

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Israel Enacts Death

Israel’s parliament approved a law making the death penalty the default punishment for West Bank Palestinians convicted of killing Israelis.
Amnesty International alleges Israel is conducting an ethnic-cleansing campaign in the West Bank to enable annexation.
UN data record more than 100 villages emptied and 7,280 displacements from Jan 2023 to Apr 2026.
U.S. President Donald Trump said he will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank.

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