Death penalty
Lebanon's parliament votes to abolish death penalty, Hezbollah votes against bill
The legislation will now go before Lebanon’s cabinet before being submitted to President Joseph Aoun for approval.
Iranian rapper sentenced to death for 'writing protest slogans on walls'
Iran publicly hangs January protesters in Isfahan's Alikhani Square, sparking outrage
Rabbi Yaakov Aharon Farber, founder of Ma'alot Tzur haredi enlistment program, dies at 32
Prosecutors seek death penalty for shooter in 2025 Capital Jewish Museum attack
Friends of Yaron Lischinsky, however, told the Post that he "probably would have actually forgiven the man who killed him."
Knesset passes law to prosecute October 7 terrorists, conduct public trials in Jerusalem
The law was passed by a unanimous vote of 93 to 0, as the Knesset opened its summer session on Sunday, following more than a month-long spring recess.
On this day: Adolf Eichmann captured in Argentina by Mossad
Eichmann was hanged at midnight on June 1, 1962; he was the only person in Israel’s history to be executed by the state.
Bill to prosecute October 7 terrorists set for vote as Knesset returns from recess
The bill would create a special legal framework for prosecuting Hamas terrorists and others involved in the massacre, including Nukhba terrorists captured inside Israel.
What threat model did the UAE confront, and why should we care? - opinion
Iran’s Velayat-e Faqih was an operational, overt, dangerous sleeper cell; the United Arab Emirates State Security Service took it down
China sentences former defense ministers to death with reprieve
The armed forces have been one of the main targets of a broad corruption crackdown ordered by President Xi Jinping after coming to power in 2012.
Nobel laureate Mohammadi in Iran hospital after 'cardiac crisis', foundation says
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi remains in unstable condition after being rushed from prison to a hospital in Iran following a reported cardiac crisis and loss of consciousness.
Human rights groups accuse Iran of hanging victim of child marriage as regime steps up executions
Avandi, who was 17 when she was forced to marry, was accused of killing her severely disabled husband 11 months into their marriage, five years ago.
Let’s build King David’s Zion, not some Super-Sparta - opinion
Israel mustn’t become Super-Sparta, featuring muscle-bound warriors with coarsened souls, and paralyzed consciences.
What do we become when we decide to execute?
My son, Yuval, was killed on October 7. I know the feeling when the death penalty seems not only justified, but inevitable. That is precisely why I try not to trust it completely.
