From the Liveblog of
Sunday, February 26, 2023
Ministers advance bill that would allow death penalty for terrorists
The Ministerial Committee for Legislation votes to advance a bill that would allow courts to impose the death penalty for certain terrorist offenses.
“On this difficult day, when two Israeli citizens were killed in a Palestinian terror attack, there is nothing more symbolic than passing a death penalty for terrorists law,” says National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that the government “will continue to operate in all ways… to deter terrorists and to maintain the security of Israel. Our response to terror is to strike back against terror with strength and deepen our roots in our land.”
The Attorney General’s office has come out against the bill — an item of legislation which Ben Gvir has long been pushing for.
