Penal Law (Amendment – Death Penalty for Terrorists) Bill
Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק העונשין (תיקון - עונש מוות למחבלים)
TL;DRThe bill sets a mandatory death penalty for anyone convicted of murdering an Israeli citizen out of a racist motive or hostility toward a public with the aim of harming Israel and the Jewish people.
Translated from Hebrew
What does the bill do?
The bill amends the Penal Law in Section 301A to add a new provision: death is the mandatory (not discretionary) penalty for someone who murders an Israeli citizen when the act was done out of a racist motive or hostility toward a public, and with the aim of harming the State of Israel and the Jewish people. The bill also applies to military trials in the Area, and sets that a death sentence that has already been finally imposed cannot be reduced. The purpose of the bill, according to the explanatory notes, is to create heavy deterrence against acts of terror.
The votes on this bill
Coalition 67 seats
Left the coalition 9 seats
Opposition 44 seats
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