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AloeVera

(4,470 posts)

11. Death by hanging is barbaric.

Reply to RandySF (Reply #1)

Fri May 29, 2026, 04:49 AM

Friday

Isn't it?

NYT headline: Israel Passes Law to Hang Palestinians Convicted of Deadly Attacks
Experts say the law was written in such a way as to ensure that it was unlikely to ever apply to Jewish extremists who commit similar crimes.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/30/world/middleeast/israel-death-penalty-palestinians-attacks.html

Convicted by MILITARY courts that have a 96% conviction rate, based on "confessions" obtained under duress or torture, limited appeal and no pardons as provided for under international conventions. Of course the settler-terrorists would be exempt.

People offended by mere hanging-effigies would surely be speaking out against this.