This Is Palestine
This Is Palestine
The Institute for Middle East Understanding
The Law of the Noose: Israel’s Discriminatory Execution Bill Targeting Palestinians
19 minutes Posted Apr 20, 2026 at 3:39 pm.
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On March 30, 2026, Israel passed a new "death penalty law" that would impose the death penalty on Palestinians convicted of what Israel defines as “terrorism.” In this episode of This is Palestine, we speak with Qaddura Fares, former head of the Palestinian Commission for Prisoners’ Affairs and a former political prisoner himself, to unpack what this law actually changes and what it reveals about Israel’s discriminatory unequal legal system and political framework against Palestinians.