Death Penalty

Bill expanding death penalty off the agenda now that Liberman’s out

Slain soldier's family demanding death penalty, boycott IDF court

The family’s lawyer, former IDF West Bank chief prosecutor Maurice Hirsch, said that the call for capital punishment was intended to deter further attacks on soldiers.

No decision from security cabinet on death penalty for terrorists

Former brigadier-general Lior Akerman said that while the death penalty may serve a desire for vengeance, it will not deter attacks and will give the terrorists “international legitimization."

Chief Sephardi Rabbi opposes calls for death penalty

The Sephardi Chief Rabbi said instituting the death penalty offered "no gain" for the Israeli public, only offering potential danger for world Jewry.

EU says is opposes death penalty after Israeli lawmakers pass early vote

Knesset gave initial approval for legislation that would make it easier for a court to pass a death sentence on assailants convicted of murder in attacks classified as terrorism.

Terrorist death penalty bill passes early Knesset vote

Netanyahu calls for “justice in extreme situations.”

Shin Bet chief tells Knesset: Over 400 attacks thwarted in 2017

Nadav Agarman tells lawmakers that he opposes expanded death penalty currently in the works.

Death penalty push populist, bad for security, opposition says

The death penalty has not been invoked in Israel since Nazi commander Adolf Eichmann was hanged in 1962.

Yisrael Beytenu revives death penalty campaign after Har Adar attack

To date, Israel does not have the death penalty, but that might change.

Poll: 70% of Israelis support death penalty for Palestinian terrorists

"Enacting a death penalty for terrorists, along with other measures, could restore deterrence and help stop terror in Israel."