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Israel: Police to ‘legitimise’ killing of Palestinian citizens in new open-fire rules

Israeli authorities are seeking to allow the use of live fire by police to disperse mass protests held by Palestinian citizens, the country's national security minister has said. A report by Israeli broadcaster Kan 11 on Tuesday revealed that police and the national security ministry are working to relax rules of engagement in some scenarios at time of "emergencies". An example of this would be the potential blocking of roads by Palestinians that could […]

today5 October 2023

International

Israeli sex crime law condemned for giving Jews lesser punishment for rape

Israel's parliament on Sunday passed a law that has been condemned for allowing Jewish Israelis to have a lesser punishment for rape, sexual assualt and sexual harassment than Palestinian citizens. The "sexual terrorism" law, which was passed by 39 MPs to seven, directly targets Palestinian citizens of Israel who have sexually assaulted or harassed Jewish women if authorities deem the motive as "nationalistic". Penalties can now be doubled for convicted Palestinians, […]

today1 August 2023

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