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Hamas fighters surround hostage Arbel Yehud during her release in January
May 12, 2026, 2:45 pm
Israel passes law paving way for death penalty trials for 7 October attackers
New military tribunal system will publicly try Hamas terrorists accused of murder, rape and hostage-taking
By Annabel Sinclair
Itamar Ben-Gvir toasts the passing of a death penalty bill in the Knesset
March 31, 2026, 2:49 pm
Knesset’s death penalty vote is a betrayal of Jewish wisdom
Two thousand years ago, our sages knew a society that institutes the death penalty was morally coarsening itself - as shown by this week's celebration by Itamar Ben-Gvir and his supporters
By Daniel Sugarman
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 31, 2026, 12:41 pm
Israel passes death penalty law for Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks against Israelis
The law, which was long lobbied for by Israel’s far right, quickly drew a legal challenge
By Grace Gilson (JTA) and JN Reporter
The Israeli military prison of Ofer, near Ramallah
March 30, 2026, 3:09 pm
Ben Gvir’s noose will not bring security
Israel is on the verge of its first execution since Eichmann. Far from stopping terrorism, it risks creating martyrs, deepening division and fuelling more bloodshed
By Professor Carolyn Hoyle
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir holds a placard in the Knesset chamber during the debate on the death penalty bill, 10 November 2025. Credit: Knesset Channel 99 / Screenshot
November 11, 2025, 1:12 pm
Knesset erupts as lawmakers back death penalty bill for terrorist killers
Three Arab MKs removed amid clashes as Ben-Gvir backed proposal clears first hurdle
By Annabel Sinclair
Israeli Embassy staffers Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim were murdered on Wednesday 21st May 2025.
August 22, 2025, 10:25 am
Reform movement urges against death penalty for alleged Capital Jewish Museum shooter
The Religious Action Centre of Reform Judaism wrote that the death penalty is a “stain upon civilisation and our religious conscience”
By Grace Gilson (JTA)
Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef
January 8, 2018, 9:45 am
Israel’s Sephardi chief rabbi opposes death penalty for terrorists
Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef disagrees with proposed law in case a Jewish extremist could be sentenced to death
By JTA
The Israeli Knesset
January 4, 2018, 1:00 pm
Israeli bill makes imposing death penalty on terrorists easier
Legislation sponsored by Israel's defence minister passes in the Knesset by 52 votes to 49
By JTA
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