Israel's Knesset approves death penalty law for Palestinians

Israel's parliament, the Knesset, has given final approval to a controversial death penalty law that reportedly applies in practice to Palestinians but not Israelis, according to reports from Haaretz. The law was proposed by the ultranationalist party Jewish Power (Otzma Yehudit), whose leader, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has long advocated for the death penalty. The law reportedly allows for the death penalty for those deemed to have committed a "nationalistically motivated murder." In practice, this means Palestinians imprisoned for murder in Israel could be executed, while the law is not applicable to Israelis who kill Palestinians.