Overview
- The Knesset National Security Committee held a second discussion on the Otzma Yehudit–sponsored bill, with members arriving wearing noose-shaped pins.
- The proposal, initiated by MK Limor Son Har-Melech and chaired in committee by MK Tzvika Fogel, previously passed its first reading 39–16 and is undergoing further review.
- The draft specifies that the law would apply only to murders of Jews, impose execution by lethal injection, require only a simple majority, bar appeals on the punishment, and mandate carrying out the sentence within 90 days by the Israel Prisons Service.
- National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir defended the measure as deterrence and said the noose symbol reflects one of the execution options under discussion.
- A Knesset research brief on execution methods used in the United States was presented as lawmakers debated details, while the bill’s backers cited support from Yisrael Beytenu and opponents warned the measure would likely face Supreme Court challenges.