Israel Passes Death Penalty Law for Palestinians

Israel’s parliament has approved a controversial new law that imposes the death penalty by default on Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks, drawing sharp international criticism.

Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, has passed a law under which the death penalty will be imposed as the default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military courts of carrying out fatal attacks. Reuters reported that the measure passed with the backing of 62 lawmakers in the 120-member parliament, marking...