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‘Nearly 2,000 executed’: Rights group says Iran doubled executions amid war with Israel

Against the backdrop of the 12-day war with Israel and repeated regime claims of arresting Israeli spies, a US-based rights group says Iran has executed at least 1,922 people since January, more than double last year’s figure

Lior Ben Ari | 12.27.25

Saudi Arabia courts the West as executions reach record levels: 'Mockery of human rights'

As Mohammed bin Salman draws Saudi Arabia closer to the West and receives royal treatment during a White House visit, the kingdom has again set a record for executions; rights groups say Riyadh pays no international price: 'It’s abysmal'

ynet, News Agencies | 12.21.25

Netanyahu gives nod to special tribunal to try October 7 terrorists

PM backs legislation creating a dedicated military court for Hamas attackers and hostage‑holders, rejecting a separate push to fold the cases into a mandatory death penalty law for terrorists

Tova Zimuky | 12.18.25

Death penalty: a promise of deterrence that delivers nothing

Opinion: The more anxious, divided and violent a country becomes, the more people cling to the death penalty as a cure, not because it works but because it feels satisfying; a highly effective election-year slogan that replaces facts with emotion

Prof. Guy Hochman | 11.26.25

Former Shin Bet senior officials warn death penalty for terrorists would harm Israel

In a letter to the Knesset’s National Security Committee, former Shin Bet chiefs and senior legal officials say a proposed death penalty law will not deter attackers and would damage Israel’s security, justice system and global standing, calling it a 'severe, harmful mistake'

ynet | 11.25.25

מעצר וחקירות של כ 500 פעילי טרור של ארגון החמאס וגא"פ

The case against a blanket death penalty for terrorists

Opinion: Nukhba terrorists who took part in Oct. 7 massacre deserve death, but such severe punishment should be meted out only in such extreme circumstances

Rabbi Yuval Cherlow | 11.24.25

Shin Bet chief backs death penalty for terrorists; ministers say Israelis spying for Iran should also be executed

Shin Bet Director David Zini told ministers the proposed law would be 'a highly deterrent tool'; IDF representative says military sees 'no obstacle,' though army supports allowing judicial discretion rather than making sentence mandatory

Itamar Eichner | 11.21.25

Ultra-Orthodox party to oppose death penalty for terrorists, citing risk of ‘bloodshed’

Degel HaTorah, the Ashkenazi ultra-Orthodox faction, will vote against the death penalty bill backed by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, following rabbinic guidance warning it could 'lead to bloodshed.' Agudat Yisrael to abstain; Shas undecided

Shilo Freid, Amir Ettinger | 11.10.25

Israeli death penalty bill sponsor: 'There’s no such thing as a Jewish terrorist'

MK Limor Son Har-Melech, who introduced the death penalty bill for terrorists with Prime Minister Netanyahu’s support, said it applies only to those who 'harm the State of Israel'; also rejected US plans for an international Gaza force, citing it is 'an attempt to control us'

Sharon Kidon | 11.04.25

דיון דחוף בוועדה לביטחון לאומי של הכנסת בעניין איומים על נבחרי ציבור

Israel advances death penalty bill for terrorists; first vote Wednesday, ‘Netanyahu supports it’

The Knesset’s National Security Committee approved a bill imposing mandatory death sentences for terrorists; Once postponed over fears for hostages’ lives, the proposal — championed by Itamar Ben-Gvir — will head to a preliminary vote Wednesday

Amir Ettinger | 11.03.25

Ben Gvir sets ultimatum: 3 weeks to pass death penalty law for terrorists or will boycott government votes

Minister of National Security attacked prime minister for delay in the death penalty law for terrorists and gave him three weeks for the law to be brought to a vote or Otzma Yehudit will not be committed to the coalition; At the same time, he called for the renewal of fighting in Gaza: 'To occupy and crush'

Moran Azulay | 10.20.25

Ben-Gvir’s death penalty push: A reckless gift to terrorists and extremists

Opinion: Death penalty for terrorists may satisfy calls for revenge, but it risks endangering hostages, fueling extremism, undermining Israel’s democracy, and handing its enemies the martyrdom they crave instead of real security

Liran Friedmann | 09.30.25

Knesset debates death penalty for terrorists; Ben-Gvir: Netanyahu allies urged delay, I refused

Israel retains the death penalty in law but has carried out only one execution, of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann in 1962; proposal backed by Ben-Gvir would make the punishment mandatory for terrorists, a move critics warn could endanger hostages

Amir Ettinger | 09.28.25

Over fear for hostages: Knesset debate on death penalty for terrorists postponed

National Security Committee planned to convene at the initiative of Ben-Gvir's party to discuss the death penalty for terrorists, but the discussion was postponed following a request from the Coordinator for the Hostages and the Missing; The reason: Fear that Hamas would harm the hostages in revenge as the ground operation in Gaza City begins

Yuval Karmi, Amir Ettinger | 09.16.25

'Death sentence for Hamas terrorists absolutely a possibility'

Alan Baker, former legal adviser to Israel’s Foreign Ministry and former ambassador to Canada, says terrorists behind October 7 atrocities could face death penalty, citing Israeli law, Geneva Conventions and parallels to Nazi crimes

Sharon Kidon | 05.05.25

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