Israeli Knesset committee approves death penalty bill for Palestinian prisoners – Middle East Monitor

The Israeli Knesset’s National Security Committee voted Sunday to advance a bill that would impose the death penalty on Palestinian prisoners, paving the way for its first reading in the full parliament.

The measure was approved by a 4–1 vote, despite objections from the committee’s legal adviser, who argued that the vote could not be held during the Knesset’s recess. The committee’s legal department later warned the decision was “null and void,”…