Israel votes for death penalty for Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks

'Ben Gvir the politician who championed the bill has been convicted 8 times of anti Arab terrorism and also defends IDF soldiers to rape Palestinian inmates. That is Israel.'

It is not Israel. It is one man who holds the balance of power in Netanyahu's government. A truly bad apple but don't tar all Israelis as believing or behaving the same as him.

You do know the military courts try all the "crimes" committed by Palestinians including traffic offenses .

Sickening bunch of Old Testament lunatics and what the Palestinians have to contend with.

Israel is at war as well and presumably will consider all Palestinians in Israel as the potential enemy as we did with Germans in the UK during the War.
So Palestinians living their life in the occupied West Bank are the enemy? Good to know where your views are at, explains a lot, engaging pointless

And they seem to be running the show in Israel whilst Netanyahu hides in his bunker.

How anyone can defend this law is beyond me. A noose.

That's twisted🤯 Have to own a very disturbed mind to come up with that and to wear it.

Sickening

As I keep saying, you're clouding the issue.
And your questions are pointless. Sorry.

If I were you, OP, (and Ive mentioned this already) Id be looking at the fact they are being tried in a military court..... far more fruitful for your discussion.......🧐

No it's not normal behaviour.

I imagine we can all agree on that.

It is factually true that the UK cannot tell other countries what to do with regard to their own laws.

That may be annoying to you but anyway.

No we aren't, assuming you include me in this.

Most are just trying to be factual about this new law.

I'm not defending the fact the Israel parliament has approved a law that would make the death penalty the default sentence for those convicted of deadly terror attacks.

They are a democratic country and not many other democratic countries have the death penalty (notable exceptions are Singapore, Japan & some states in the US)

They'll get a fair trial
Kangaroo court style.

That's the application of the law not the law itself. Although as I understand the law hasn't come into effect yet so we can't tell how it will be applied. Presumably if only Palestinians commit deadly terrorist attacks it will only be Palestinians that will be tried for the crimes.

Israel is at war as well and presumably will consider all Palestinians in Israel as the potential enemy as we did with Germans in the UK during the War.

I'm glad my hints regarding the military court have been picked up on by someone as that would be a more fruitful path to go down in my opinion.....are we not talking Geneva Convention issues here PEOPLE??? Honestly. I have to do everyone's work for them 😆

Whats sad is Israel knows only too well about what its like to be on the receiving end of persecuting but still has no problem inflicting this on other minorities.

They are losing the good will they have enjoyed for decades very rapidly.

Yet people will still defend Israel

Anyone reading what you re posting will get the impression you re not interested in helping the Palestinians.

OR you are just looking for an argument, not sure which really.

Its very clear that many Israelis see the Palestinians as "Sub Human"

I hope their Supreme Court strikes this bill down but i wont hold my breath.

Absolutely and it has already been explained to them twice. @Pineneedlesincarpet It is not about the crime it is who is committing the crime. Terrorist activity killing Palestinians in in the West Bank = zero punishment, terrorist activity carried out by a Palestinian against an Israeli = tried in a military court and death penalty within 90 days if convicted, a court that currently has an over 90% conviction rate and tries juveniles in the military court.

I'm not sure it speaks anything at all, really. I don't think it helps when it comes to law to get emotional and bring in other issues. We can preface everything we write with a caveat about all the other bad things going on and our opinion on those but Im not sure that would move things on re the issue of a particular law.

None of your points progress the discussion regarding the actual law itself though. You"re being emotional which is not a bad thing in itself but doesn't help actually getting to the truth.

Yes I agree. That's particularly hideous. I don't think people are defending the bill. I'm against capital punishment full stop.

I just am discussing the suggestion it means Israel is an "apartheid " state and the law is discriminatory. Which is worth looking at as these words are thrown around willynilly these days and the truth and facts are obscured. Which doesn't help anyone, let alone the Palestinians.

You are ignoring the actions of Israelis and settlers against Palestinians, and that these two are terror attacks.

Your refusal to acknowledge speaks volumes.