Afghanistan, March 31 -- Israel's parliament has approved a controversial new law that imposes the death penalty by default on Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks, drawing sharp international criticism.
Israel's parliament, the Knesset, has passed a law under which the death penalty will be imposed as the default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military courts of carrying out fatal attacks. Reuters reported that the measure passed with the backing of 62 lawmakers in the 120-member parliament, marking one of the most contentious legal steps taken by Israel's far-right coalition.
Under the law, death by hanging is set as the standard punishment, although judges may still impose life imprisonment in what the legislation describes...