Key facts
- Human rights campaigners held a panel in London to challenge Israel's death penalty law for Palestinians.
- The law, passed in March, allows military courts to impose capital punishment on Palestinians convicted of killing Israelis.
- Critics argue the law creates a dual legal system, subjecting Palestinians to military jurisdiction while Israelis remain under civilian law.
- Speakers described the law as a sign of weakness rather than strength.
Human rights campaigners gathered in London on Friday for a panel titled "Together Against The Death Penalty," where speakers criticized Israel's death penalty law for Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. Participants argued that the legislation raises serious concerns about equality before the law and the treatment of Palestinians under Israel's legal system. Speakers at the event stated that the Israeli death penalty law is a sign of weakness rather than strength. The law, passed in March, allows military courts to impose capital punishment on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank convicted of killing Israelis. Critics argued that the measure reinforces a dual legal system, under which Palestinians are subject to military jurisdiction while Israeli citizens and residents remain under civilian law and are exempt from the legislation's provisions.