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An abominable new Israeli law is a death warrant for democracy

JL;DR SUMMARY The Israeli Knesset's recent approval of a law mandating the death penalty for terrorists has sparked significant controversy, with critics highlighting its discriminatory targeting of Palestinians in the West Bank. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Itamar Ben GvirDemocracyPalestiniansNetanyahuHuman RightsIsraeli PoliticsAuthoritarianismKnessetDeath PenaltyJudicial Independence

Places mentioned

Jerusalem, Israel
"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a press conference in Jerusalem on March 19."
Jericho, Palestinian Territories
"It specifically targets West Bank residents, who are tried in military courts, which Jews are not."
Israel
"is to the countrys soul."
Germany
"In an extraordinary development, the foreign ministers of Germany, France, Italy and Britain some of Israels most significant trading partners all urged Israel to abandon the bill."
France
"In an extraordinary development, the foreign ministers of Germany, France, Italy and Britain some of Israels most significant trading partners all urged Israel to abandon the bill."
Italy
"In an extraordinary development, the foreign ministers of Germany, France, Italy and Britain some of Israels most significant trading partners all urged Israel to abandon the bill."
United Kingdom
"In an extraordinary development, the foreign ministers of Germany, France, Italy and Britain some of Israels most significant trading partners all urged Israel to abandon the bill."
Iran
"and now the Americans in Iran to subdue rivals that are vastly overmatched in classic military terms."
Lebanon
"and naked attempts to game the system seem like a legitimate strategy."
Turkey
"turning Israel into a Jewish version of authoritarian Turkey."
United States
"Government critics like the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel called it an imminent threat to the human rights of Palestinians."

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