Ministers okay contentious bill on freeing murderers

[Lipush]

Israel's cabinet on Sunday approved a bill that would allow a judge to sentence a convicted killer, in cases of particularly heinous murders, to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

The contentious piece of legislation passed with 15 votes in favor and 5 against.

Last week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delayed a Knesset vote on the controversial bill, deferring it to the next cabinet meeting, after Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein said that the bill contained "legal difficulties" in the language of the text that would need to be cleared up and ironed out.

After the bill was approved by the cabinet, Bayit Yehudi Chairman Naftali Bennett said "this is a small legislative step, and a giant step in the war on terror. Today Israel becomes a little more moral, a little more just."

He also said that "against a Palestinian unity government of terror, we reply with the Zionist answer: We will be the government that fights terror."

Ministers okay contentious bill on freeing murderers - Israel News, Ynetnews

 

[Sweet_Caroline]

Great news.

 

[proudveteran06]

Great news.

Not great enough. I believe in the Death Penalty

 

[Phoenall]

Israel's cabinet on Sunday approved a bill that would allow a judge to sentence a convicted killer, in cases of particularly heinous murders, to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

The contentious piece of legislation passed with 15 votes in favor and 5 against.

Last week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delayed a Knesset vote on the controversial bill, deferring it to the next cabinet meeting, after Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein said that the bill contained "legal difficulties" in the language of the text that would need to be cleared up and ironed out.

After the bill was approved by the cabinet, Bayit Yehudi Chairman Naftali Bennett said "this is a small legislative step, and a giant step in the war on terror. Today Israel becomes a little more moral, a little more just."

He also said that "against a Palestinian unity government of terror, we reply with the Zionist answer: We will be the government that fights terror."

Ministers okay contentious bill on freeing murderers - Israel News, Ynetnews

The UK did the same thing and the EU mandarins said that it was illegal and against the criminals human rights. We are still waiting to see how much the fine will be for going against the neo Marxists in charge, and how it will sway the out vote.

 

[Phoenall]

Great news.

Not great enough. I believe in the Death Penalty

Same here for those involved in terrorism, child murder and wanton killing. And it should be universal so that the Palestinian terrorists can be arrested and tried for their crimes in open court

 

[Sweet_Caroline]

Israel's cabinet on Sunday approved a bill that would allow a judge to sentence a convicted killer, in cases of particularly heinous murders, to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

The contentious piece of legislation passed with 15 votes in favor and 5 against.

Last week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delayed a Knesset vote on the controversial bill, deferring it to the next cabinet meeting, after Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein said that the bill contained "legal difficulties" in the language of the text that would need to be cleared up and ironed out.

After the bill was approved by the cabinet, Bayit Yehudi Chairman Naftali Bennett said "this is a small legislative step, and a giant step in the war on terror. Today Israel becomes a little more moral, a little more just."

He also said that "against a Palestinian unity government of terror, we reply with the Zionist answer: We will be the government that fights terror."

Ministers okay contentious bill on freeing murderers - Israel News, Ynetnews

The UK did the same thing and the EU mandarins said that it was illegal and against the criminals human rights. We are still waiting to see how much the fine will be for going against the neo Marxists in charge, and how it will sway the out vote.

At least Israel is not tied with its hands behind its back to the European Court of Human Rights.