Opponents of the bill, under which executions should be carried out within 90 days of sentencing, said it is racist, draconian and unlikely to deter attacks by Palestinian militants. Israel has passed a law which will make the death penalty by hanging the default punishment for West Bank Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis. The UK, Germany, France and Italy criticised the legislation, saying in a joint declaration it wil... [3277 chars]
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