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Israel passes death penalty law for Palestinians


Israel’s parliament finalized a controversial bill that would effectively expand the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of terrorism and nationalistic murders — a long-standing demand of the country’s far right. The law excludes nationalistic murders carried out by Jewish Israelis against Palestinians, drawing an outcry from human rights organizations. CNN’s Jeremy Diamond reports.


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