Death penalty bill for terrorists passes preliminary Knesset reading
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Lawmakers moved a step closer toward instituting the death penalty for terrorists in Israel Wednesday after the the Knesset approved in a preliminary reading a bill sponsored by Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman.
Fifty-two members of the Knesset voted in favor of the bill that has become a pet piece of legislation for Lieberman and his Yisrael Beytenu party, while 49 voted to toss it out.
