General strike: Palestinians protest in opposition to Israel’s demise penalty regulation | EUROtoday
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A normal strike paralyzes the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Palestinians protest in opposition to Israel’s new demise penalty regulation for terrorists.
A normal strike has paralyzed massive elements of public life within the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The protest is directed in opposition to a brand new regulation in Israel that introduces the demise penalty for terrorists.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah group known as for the strike. According to eyewitnesses, it was totally complied with. Organizers known as for folks to keep away from clashes with Israeli troopers at checkpoints.
The Israeli parliament accredited the regulation with a slender majority on Monday. It stipulates that the demise penalty or life imprisonment will be imposed for terrorist-motivated homicide with the intention of destroying the State of Israel. In Israeli navy courts within the Palestinian territories, the demise penalty is even necessary in such circumstances.
The regulation should now be reviewed by Israel’s highest courtroom. Internationally, the response was largely essential.
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https://www.stern.de/politik/ausland/generalstreik–palaestinenser-protestieren-gegen-israels-todesstrafgesetz-37274504.html