Death penalty

Ben-Gvir switches terrorist execution method to hanging in revised death penalty bill

“We’re coming up with the best outline, the most exact one,” Ben-Gvir told the panel.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir attends a National Security committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament on December 31, 2025.
A VEHICLE of the Tate County Sheriff is seen parked outside a gas station convenience store after a shooting, in Arkabutla, Mississippi, US February 17, 2023.

Mississippi man arrested for murder of family members, pastor, no known motive

 Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir at the annual Jerusalem Conference of the 'Besheva' group in Jerusalem, on February 21, 2023.

Netanyahu promised to advance death penalty bill before October 7, Ben-Gvir claims

 FILE PHOTO: Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration following the death of Mahsa Amini in Iran, in Istanbul, Turkey, October 2, 2022.

UN rights experts, influential women condemn Iran’s 'sham' trial of activist Zahra Tabari


Will Pittsburgh synagogue shooter be spared the death penalty?

The prospect of sparing Robert Bowers' life drew strong objections from those who lost family members, friends and neighbors.

 The Tree of Life synagogue at the intersection of Shady and Wilkins avenues, in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood, on Oct. 30, 2018.

American Jewish man sentenced to death in Congo for his involvement in a failed coup

American Jew Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun faces the death penalty in the DRC for his role in a failed coup attempt amid espionage claims and limited US intervention.

 American citizen Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun, 36, has been sentenced to death for his involvement in a failed coup attempt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Ben-Gvir calls for death penalty in response to hostage killings

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir urged Prime Minister Netanyahu to introduce the death penalty for Hamas terrorists and a lockdown of the West Bank.

 Itamar Ben-Gvir, Minister of National Security attends a National Security committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament on November 20, 2023.

Jews were excluded from California county’s death penalty juries for decades, new evidence reveals

Alameda County faces scrutiny for potential jury discrimination in death-row cases dating back to 1977, including exclusion of Black female and Jewish jurors.

 Illustrative image of a court gavel.

Pakistan’s senate human rights committee votes against public hanging for rapists

This resolution turns the tide in the country by igniting a new chapter in the dialogue on justice and crime prevention.

 Police officers walk at the entrance of the district Judicial Complex in Islamabad, Pakistan November 28, 2023.

Burundi's president says gay people should be stoned

"If you want to attract a curse to the country, accept homosexuality," Ndayishimiye said.

 Burundi's President elect Evariste Ndayishimiye takes oath of office during his inauguration ceremony at the Ingoma stadium in Gitega, Burundi June 18, 2020.

Iranian protester faces execution for murder blamed on gov't

The incident took place amid the widespread protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman who died in the hospital after being arrested by the country’s morality police.

 Iranian women chant during a protest condemning the Shiraz attack and unrest in Tehran, Iran October 28, 2022.

Death penalty for terrorists harms Gaza hostages, families tell Knesset

"The debate on the death penalty for terrorists is a mental terror attack, a flammable that risks the lives of kidnapped children," said representative Noam Dan.

 Israelis whose family members are being held abducted by Hamas terrorists in Gaza since Oct 7, react as they attend a National Security committee meeting in the Israeli parliament on  November 20, 2023

Terrorist death penalty debate risks hostages, families charge Otzma Yehudit

"Stop talking about killing Arabs, start talking about saving Jews," the father of a hostage told MK Almog Cohen.

 MK Almog Cohen seen shouting at hostages' families during a National Security Committee discussion on November 20, 2023

Indians accused of spying for Israel in Qatar given death penalty

Neither New Delhi nor Doha has officially stated the charges against the eight who were arrested in August 2022.

General overall view of the Doha downtown city center skyline and cityscape and the Doha Bay, Doha, Qatar, Sep 26, 2019.