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Fast Forward Israel passes death penalty law for Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks against Israelis
The law, which was long lobbied for by Israel’s far right, quickly drew a legal challenge.
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Opinion An abominable new Israeli law is a death warrant for democracy
Mandating the death penalty for Palestinian terrorists will weaken Israel in profound ways
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Opinion If Israel reinstates the death penalty, it will betray Jewish values — and Jewish history
A bill proposing capital punishment for some convicted terrorists would be disastrous if enacted
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Fast Forward Biden commutes most federal death sentences but leaves Tree of Life shooter on death row
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro called last year for the abolishment of the death penalty even for those committing the most heinous crimes
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Fast Forward Jews were excluded from California county’s death penalty juries for decades, new evidence reveals
One note simply says at the top, 'Jew? Yes.'
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Fast Forward Texas Jew on death row granted stay of execution
Jedidiah Murphy, 48, was sentenced to death for the fatal 2000 shooting of 80-year-old Bertie Lee Cunningham in Dallas County during a carjacking
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