{"id":5757,"date":"2026-03-30T03:35:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T03:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/03\/30\/european-nations-criticise-israels-death-penalty-plans\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T03:35:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T03:35:15","slug":"european-nations-criticise-israels-death-penalty-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/03\/30\/european-nations-criticise-israels-death-penalty-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"European nations criticise Israel\u2019s death penalty plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom raise concern over \u2018de facto discriminatory character of the bill.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>European countries have expressed \u201cdeep concern\u201d over Israeli plans to extend the application of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/2\/3\/amnesty-demands-israel-drop-death-penalty-bills-entrenching-apartheid\">death penalty<\/a> in a bill that could disproportionately target Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement shared by the German Federal Foreign Office on Sunday, the foreign ministers of France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom expressed their \u201cdeep concern\u201d over the bill, which could be voted into law next week.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 2 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 2<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2026\/3\/29\/israeli-footballers-role-in-assault-on-southern-lebanon-sparks-outrage\">Israeli footballer\u2019s role in assault on southern Lebanon sparks outrage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 2<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/3\/29\/israeli-police-block-catholic-cardinal-from-holy-sepulchre-on-palm-sunday\">Israeli police block Catholic cardinal from Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>\u201cWe are particularly worried about the de facto discriminatory character of the bill. The adoption of this bill would risk undermining\u00a0Israel\u2019s\u00a0commitments with regards to democratic principles,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>Israel\u2019s far-right government is due to put its bill to a second and third reading in the Knesset, the parliament, on Monday. If it passes, it will almost certainly face a legal challenge and go before the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation is being considered as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/liveblog\/2026\/2\/3\/live-israel-kills-palestinian-as-few-allowed-to-exit-gaza-for-medical-care\">Israel\u2019s genocidal policies<\/a> against Palestinians in Gaza continue, and as Palestinians in the occupied West Bank experience a surge in Israeli military and settler violence.<\/p>\n<p>Amnesty International previously said the proposals, championed by government figures, including far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, would make the death penalty \u201canother discriminatory tool in Israel\u2019s system of apartheid\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese amendments mean that the most extreme and irrevocable punishment is being reserved for, and weaponised against, Palestinians,\u201d the rights group said in February.<\/p>\n<p>At that time, a dozen United Nations rights experts argued that the legislation would remove \u201cjudicial and prosecutorial discretion\u201d and prevent courts from considering \u201cindividual circumstances, including mitigating factors, and from imposing a proportionate sentence that fits the crime\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Also on Sunday, Council of Europe chief Alain Berset issued an appeal to Israel over the draft law. \u201cThe Council of Europe opposes the death penalty in all places and in all circumstances,\u201d he said, calling on the authorities to abandon it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom raise concern over \u2018de facto discriminatory character of the bill.\u2019 European countries have expressed \u201cdeep concern\u201d over Israeli plans to extend the application of the death penalty in a bill that could disproportionately target Palestinians. 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