death penalty Archives – J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/tag/death-penalty/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Wed, 01 Apr 2026 02:48:03 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 6446428 Australian Jewish leaders stand with Israel but question death penalty law https://www.jwire.com.au/australian-jewish-leaders-stand-with-israel-but-question-death-penalty-law/ https://www.jwire.com.au/australian-jewish-leaders-stand-with-israel-but-question-death-penalty-law/#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2026 02:47:29 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=179394 Leading Australian Jewish organisations have raised concerns over new Israeli legislation introducing the death penalty for terrorists while reaffirming their strong support for Israel and its people. In a statement issued today, the Executive Council of Australian Jewry noted the Knesset had passed the Death Penalty for Terrorists, 5786–2026 bill by 62 votes to 48. […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/australian-jewish-leaders-stand-with-israel-but-question-death-penalty-law/feed/ 2 179394 Australia condemns Israel’s new death penalty laws https://www.jwire.com.au/australia-condemns-israels-new-death-penalty-laws/ https://www.jwire.com.au/australia-condemns-israels-new-death-penalty-laws/#respond Tue, 31 Mar 2026 07:34:18 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=179374 A controversial law that mandates the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks has been vigorously defended by Israel’s newly minted ambassador to Australia. Israel’s parliament on Monday voted to make hanging a default sentence within 90 days of sentencing for Palestinians in Israel and the occupied West Bank convicted in military courts for […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/australia-condemns-israels-new-death-penalty-laws/feed/ 0 179374 New Israel Fund Australia condemns passage of death penalty law in Israel https://www.jwire.com.au/nif-condemns-death-penalty-law/ https://www.jwire.com.au/nif-condemns-death-penalty-law/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2026 07:01:15 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=179367 New Israel Fund Australia has condemned the Knesset’s passage of legislation that mandates the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of lethal acts of terrorism in the West Bank, describing it as a serious setback for equal rights and core moral and human rights principles. The organisation says the law highlights the growing influence of violent […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/nif-condemns-death-penalty-law/feed/ 3 179367 US synagogue gunman sentenced to die https://www.jwire.com.au/us-synagogue-gunman-sentenced-to-die/ https://www.jwire.com.au/us-synagogue-gunman-sentenced-to-die/#respond Fri, 04 Aug 2023 05:18:29 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=149623 The man who killed 11 congregants at a Pittsburgh synagogue has been formally sentenced to death after a jury determined that capital punishment was appropriate for the perpetrator of the deadliest attack on Jews in US history. US District Judge Robert Colville ordered death by lethal injection for Robert Bowers, a 50-year-old truck driver whose […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/us-synagogue-gunman-sentenced-to-die/feed/ 0 149623 Death penalty for terrorists passes first Knesset vote https://www.jwire.com.au/death-penalty-for-terrorists-passes-first-knesset-vote/ https://www.jwire.com.au/death-penalty-for-terrorists-passes-first-knesset-vote/#respond Thu, 02 Mar 2023 03:50:23 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=145296 Legislation introducing the death penalty for terrorists passed its initial Knesset vote on Wednesday. The bill passed by a vote of 55-9. The vote was boycotted by most members of the opposition who went to join street protests against judicial reforms. But other opposition members, including the Israel Beiteinu party, supported the legislation. According to […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/death-penalty-for-terrorists-passes-first-knesset-vote/feed/ 0 145296 Israelis, Palestinians meet amid West Bank violence https://www.jwire.com.au/israelis-palestinians-meet-amid-west-bank-violence/ https://www.jwire.com.au/israelis-palestinians-meet-amid-west-bank-violence/#respond Mon, 27 Feb 2023 04:02:32 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=145209 Palestinian and Israeli officials have agreed during face-to-face talks to take steps to build mutual confidence following a rash of deadly violence. But the ferocity of the situation was underscored on Sunday evening when Israeli settlers rampaged through a northern town in the West Bank, setting the homes and vehicles of Palestinians on fire following the […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/israelis-palestinians-meet-amid-west-bank-violence/feed/ 0 145209 Israeli lawmakers approve preliminary bill on death penalty for terrorists https://www.jwire.com.au/israeli-lawmakers-approve-preliminary-bill-on-death-penalty-for-terrorists/ https://www.jwire.com.au/israeli-lawmakers-approve-preliminary-bill-on-death-penalty-for-terrorists/#respond Wed, 03 Jan 2018 22:35:50 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=80690 Israeli lawmakers yesterday approved a preliminary piece of legislation easing the threshold for military courts to carry out executions of convicted terrorists.

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