Human rights groups and Palestinian leaders have condemned Israel’s passage of a law approving the use of the death penalty against Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks, calling the measure a violation of international law and inherently discriminatory.The legislation, passed on Monday by Israel’s Parliament, the Knesset, makes the death penalty by hanging the default punishment for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank who have been found guilty of killing Israelis.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listIt was championed by far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who was seen celebrating with champagne in the parliamentary chamber after the law was passed with 62 votes to 48.“We made history,” Ben-Gvir wrote in a social media post rejecting international calls to withdraw the legislation. “And I say to the people of the European Union who have applied pressure and threatened the State of Israel: We are not afraid, we will not submit,” he said.The legislation comes amid a surge in Israeli military and settler attacks against Palestinians in the West Bank, as well as thousands of arrests, in the shadow of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. The Association for Civil Rights in Israel said it had filed an appeal against the law with Israel’s Supreme Court.Here’s a quick look at how rights advocates and leaders have reacted to the death penalty law:Palestinian AuthorityThe Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the legislation as a “dangerous escalation”.In a social media post, the ministry stressed that “Israel has no sovereignty over Palestinian land” in the occupied territory. Advert …
