Penal Law (Amendment No. 160) (Death Penalty for Terrorists) Bill
Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק העונשין (תיקון מס' 160) (עונש מוות למחבלים)
TL;DRA proposal to add the death penalty as a mandatory penalty for causing the death of Israeli citizens in the course of terrorist activity on the basis of racism or hostility toward the public.
Translated from Hebrew
What does the bill do?
The proposal adds subsection (c) to Section 301A of the Penal Law, stating that anyone who caused the death of an Israeli citizen, when the act was committed out of a motive of racism or hostility toward the public and with the aim of harming the State of Israel, will be sentenced to death and this penalty only. The proposal also requires the Minister of Defense to instruct the army to amend the order regarding security provisions in two respects: canceling the requirement of a unanimous verdict (and permitting a regular majority) and canceling the possibility of mitigating a death sentence in the future.
The votes on this bill
Coalition 67 seats
Left the coalition 9 seats
Opposition 44 seats
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