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, […]
