Israeli Law on Death Penalty Faces Criticism from Muslim World League
MAKKAH — The Muslim World League has condemned a new Israeli law that authorizes the death penalty in a manner the league says discriminates against Palestinians.
The legislation, approved this week by the Israeli parliament, makes execution the default punishment for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank convicted on terror charges of carrying out deadly attacks against Israelis. Palestinians in the West Bank are tried in military courts, while Israeli citizens — including Palestinian citizens of Israel — are tried in civilian courts. Critics say the law’s language effectively means only Palestinians will face the death penalty.
Mohammed Al-Issa, secretary-general of the Muslim World League and chairperson of the Organization of Muslim Scholars, denounced the law as evidence of continuing disregard for the lives, dignity, and rights of the Palestinian people through repression and racial discrimination. He also pointed to what he called inhumane treatment of Palestinian detainees.
Al-Issa affirmed the league’s support for similar condemnations issued by the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Pakistan, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.
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