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The bill itself, already approved in the first reading, would create a mandatory death sentence for terrorists who murder Israelis in nationalist attacks.
By Shmuli V, Jewish Breaking News
In a charged session of the Knesset’s National Security Committee, Otzma Yehudit MKs arrived wearing gold noose-shaped pins, signaling their push to lock in the death penalty for convicted terrorists under Limor Son Har Melech’s bill.
The committee is in a new round of debates as it prepares the law for final readings.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir told the committee the pen represents “one of the options” for applying the law, openly listing hanging, the electric chair, and lethal injection as methods under discussion.
He claimed that since some doctors publicly opposed assisting with executions, he has received “100 messages” from physicians volunteering to help.
That debate follows a Knesset research paper reviewing U.S. execution methods for the committee.
Ben Gvir also seized on new figures that 110 security prisoners have died since he took office, statistics that critics say reflect harsher prison conditions.
He argued he will not apologize for ending what he called the “summer camp” for jailed terrorists, boasting of cutting back courtyard trips, sweets, rich menus, and cosmetic treatments.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir attends a National Security committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament on December 8, 2025. (Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
The bill itself, already approved in first reading, would create a mandatory death sentence for terrorists who murder Israelis in nationalist attacks, stripping judges of discretion and applying mainly in military or district courts.
Supporters frame it as long-overdue justice and deterrence after repeated “revolving door” releases; security veterans and legal experts warn it could inflame tensions and damage Israel’s international standing, even as the coalition races to push it through.
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