On Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, new death penalty law exacerbates a painful reality for those with imprisoned loved ones.

On March 30, 2026, Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, wearing a golden noose-shaped pin, popped a bottle of champagne as he toasted the Israeli Knesset’s enactment of a bill making the death penalty the default punishment for Palestinians convicted of “terrorist attacks,” under the pretext of “negating the existence of the State of Israel.” The bill — which passed with 62…

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