Israeli death penalty – Evening Report

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Israel passes extreme death penalty law targeting only Palestinians

March 31, 2026

By Minnah Arshad of Zeteo Israel’s Parliament has approved a one-sided death penalty measure to execute Palestinians. It is one of the most extreme laws in the nation’s history, and will exacerbate the far-right government’s illegal system of apartheid. Some members of the Knesset, including ultranationalist National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, were seen wearing noose ... <a title="Israel passes extreme death penalty law targeting only Palestinians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/israel-passes-extreme-death-penalty-law-targeting-only-palestinians/" aria-label="Read more about Israel passes extreme death penalty law targeting only Palestinians">Read more</a>

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Israeli torture, abuse of Palestinian prisoners, death penalty law – yet NZ remains silent

November 17, 2025

COMMENTARY: By Gerard Otto Israeli prison guards punish the prisoners “by breaking their thumbs” said a released detainee as lawyers speak out about torture, abuse, rape, starving and killings in a notorious underground Israeli prison facility where detainees are held without sunlight, brutalised. And nobody in New Zealand says a word. Scores of detainees from ... <a title="Israeli torture, abuse of Palestinian prisoners, death penalty law – yet NZ remains silent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/israeli-torture-abuse-of-palestinian-prisoners-death-penalty-law-yet-nz-remains-silent/" aria-label="Read more about Israeli torture, abuse of Palestinian prisoners, death penalty law – yet NZ remains silent">Read more</a>