The Israeli Knesset is set to vote next week on a bill that would allow the execution of Palestinian prisoners. The move follows pressure from Israel’s far-right National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, who had threatened to withdraw his support for coalition legislation if the bill was not passed.
The announcement was made in a statement issued on Monday evening by Ofir Katz, head of the coalition in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.
According to the statement, “Following a meeting between the head of the National Security Committee, Tzvika Foghel, coalition chairman Ofir Katz, and the Knesset’s legal adviser, Sagit Afik, it was agreed to hold a renewed discussion next week on the death penalty law for terrorists (referring to Palestinian prisoners and detainees), followed by a vote at the end of the session.”
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