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National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Knesset National Security Committee chair MK Zvika Fogel at a Knesset committee meeting in Jerusalem, March 24, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 24, 2026, 11:53 pm
MKs advance death penalty for terrorists bill for final Knesset plenum votes
Knesset National Security Committee approves controversial bill after PMO insisted on several changes and more than 2,000 revisions were filed by opposition lawmakers
By Ariela Karmel, Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
Israel Prisons Service officers prepare inmates for release as part of a hostage deal at Ketziot Prison in southern Israel, on February 26, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
December 16, 2025, 6:10 pm
Prisons ‘on the brink’ as Palestinians not freed in hostage deals despair, top warden warns
Guards increasingly finding diagrams, other info that could be used to plan jailbreaks, official tells Knesset committee, as lack of hope for future swaps raises fear of violence
By Charlie Summers
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir attends a committee meeting on legislation mandating the death penalty for terrorists at the Knesset on December 8, 2025. He wears a pin shaped like a noose in his lapel.(Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 8, 2025, 7:17 pm
Far-right MKs sport noose-shaped pins at hearing on controversial death penalty bill
Ben Gvir draws condemnation after display at Knesset meeting; MKs pushing bill mandating capital punishment are told its language may not be constitutional
By Charlie Summers
MK Zvika Fogel leads a National Security committee meeting at the Knesset, on November 18, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 18, 2025, 11:40 pm
Knesset panel working on death penalty bill mulls series of draconian amendments — report
Otzma Yehudit lawmaker said to suggest death by lethal injection within 90 days for all those guilty of killing Jews, or planning to kill Jews, without any room for appeal
By ToI Staff
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Otzma Yehudit MK Limor Son Har-Melech attend a meeting of the Knesset National Security Committee, September 28, 2025. (Noam Moskowitz, Office of the Knesset Spokesperson/ File)
September 28, 2025, 4:32 pm
Ignoring legal advice and warning on hostages, MKs advance death penalty for terrorists
Hostage coordinator Gal Hirsch says he has urged Netanyahu to delay Knesset plenum vote on controversial legislation, warns of potential risk to those held captive in Gaza
By Charlie Summers, Sam Sokol and Nava Freiberg
Police use a water cannon to disperse demonstrators during a protest against the recruitment of ultra-Orthodox Jews to the IDF, in Jerusalem, June 30, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 1, 2025, 8:15 pm
Haredi, opposition MKs push bill to bar use of ‘Skunk’ liquid on protesters
Noxious substance carries health risks and may be toxic, Knesset report finds; bill also mandates water cannons be equipped with cameras to deter police abuse
By Charlie Summers
Otzma Yehudit MK Zvika Fogel chairs a meeting of the Knesset National Security Committee, February 27, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 18, 2024, 4:11 am
Hardline MKs push bill to allow curbs on movement, speech based on ‘confidential intel’
Backers say legislation equips police with tools to fight organized crime; expert warns it risks ‘harsh infringements of very basic human rights’
By Sam Sokol
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