Israel's parliament made death default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military courts, fulfilling a pledge by Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right allies | World News Israel's firebrand minister of national security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, who spearheaded the push for the legislation, popped a champagne in celebration inside the Knesset, the Israeli parliament. Far-right lawmaker Limor Son Har-Melech, one of the bill's ... [4047 chars]