Israel passes death penalty law for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis
Harshly condemned by rights groups A law approving the death penalty for Palestinians who are convicted of murdering Israelis has been passed by Israel’s parliament. The bill’s passage means that the death penalty by hanging is now the default punishment for West Bank Palestinians, who are convicted of nationalistic killings. It came after the culmination […]
2 months ago
On the ground in Palestine: Living under an Apartheid regime
“The situation on the ground is as clear-cut as one could see- modern day apartheid, plain and simple” “An apartheid state” was how Sinn Féin TD Chris Andrews described Israel to me following his Pro-Palestinian protest in the presence of US President Joe Biden last month. I thought I understood what he meant by “apartheid”, after […]
3 years ago
Al Jazeera journalist ‘shot dead by Israeli forces’ during raid in West Bank, says outlet
She is said to have been wearing a vest clearly marked as ‘PRESS’. Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh has been shot dead during a raid by Israeli forces in West Bank. According to the news outlet, Akleh was shot by IDF troops carrying out raids in the city of Jenin, located within the historically […]
4 years ago