Israel’s Ben Gvir wears noose pendant as he pushes death penalty bill for Palestinians
Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, was pictured in parliament on Monday wearing a noose pendant on his lapel, as he continues to push for Palestinian prisoners to be handed the death penalty.
Posting on X, Ben Gvir boasted about wearing the icon, along with other members of his Otzma Yehudit party, in support of legislation currently passing through the parliament.
“I and the members of my Otzma Yehudit faction arrived today at the National Security Committee discussions to continue advancing the death penalty for terrorists, while wearing a pin in the shape of a hangman’s noose – as a symbol of our commitment to passing the law and as a clear message that terrorists are sons of death,” he wrote.
“The time has come for the death penalty for terrorists!”
The bill was approved by a majority of 39 out of 120 Knesset members, with 16 voting against in Israel’s parliament.
It would allow judges to impose the death penalty on Palestinians convicted of killing Israelis on so-called “nationalistic” grounds.
The legislation would not apply to Israelis who kill Palestinians under similar circumstances.
No, of course not, and I’m only surprised this cunt isn’t also pushing for bounties on Palestinians or some other reward for Isarelis killing them… Also, frankly, I don’t know how the Knesset operates and mathematics has never been my strong suit, but I’m damned if I can work out not even a third of the membership of it constitutes a “majority” of any kind. Interestingly, the article also notes that Israel has the death penalty already, but the only time they’ve ever used it was against Adolf Eichmann; evidently that’s not enough for some. But let’s face it, Israel has been deploying the death penalty against Palestinians since October 2023 for the crime of, you know, being Palestinian… which, again, obviously not enough for some. Sigh.
