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Iran: Man sentenced to death over attack on Shiite shrine

Iranian court sentences to death Tajik man convicted over carrying out deadly attack on Shiite shrine in Shiraz.

SWC applauds death penalty for Tree of Life shooter: A just and legal conviction

SWC Associate Dean Rabbi Abraham Cooper: Death sentence for Robert Bowers sends a clear message to tomorrow’s potential killers.

Pittsburgh: Tree of Life synagogue shooter gets death penalty

Jury sentences Robert Bowers to death for massacre of 11 people at Pennsylvania synagogue in 2028.

Lawyer for Pittsburgh synagogue shooter claims: He is mentally ill

Lawyer for Robert Bowers attempts to save him from death penalty, claims gunman had psychotic, delusional and paranoid symptoms.

Shooter in Pittsburgh synagogue attack loses another bid to get death penalty removed

Judge rules against defense motion that challenged pursuit of the death penalty in the case of Robert Bowers.

Israel sees terror as transactional - they attack, we respond

Israel’s response must be such that the world understands that Israel values the life of every one of its citizens beyond limits.Op-ed.

When Israeli leaders concentrate on the issues …

... there comes a bit of progress in the Knesset.. And less of what can be called BDS, Bibi Derangement Syndrome. Op-ed.

PA officials warn: Death penalty for terrorists law will open 'the gates of hell'

Hamas says the continuation of the "policy of executions in cold blood in the field will not terrorize the Palestinian people".

Death penalty for terrorists law approved in preliminary reading

Ben-Gvir says says death penalty for terrorists 'humane for our children and families.' Avigdor Liberman says PM will kill the bill.

Death for terrorists? UTJ to vote 'against' for reasons rooted in Jewish Law

'A future government could extend the principle to Jewish terrorists who kill Arabs,' sources within the haredi party explain.

Ben Gvir to police officers: Death penalty for terrorists law is moral and logical

National Security Minister satisfied with approval of law in Ministerial Committee: It's necessary in order to fight terrorism.

Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir agree to advance death penalty for terrorists bill

Netanyahu gives his backing for Death Penalty for Terrorists Law, Ministerial Committee for Legislation votes to fast-track the bill.

Ben-Gvir: Netanyahu trying to bury death penalty for terrorists bill

Likud seeks to remove death penalty bill from Ministerial Committee for Legislation agenda ahead of Ramadan.

Attorney-General opposes bill imposing death penalty for terrorists as 'unconstitutional'

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara says death penalty is not a deterrent, bill violates Basic Law: Human Dignity and Freedom.

Agents of destruction

Evenhandedness cannot work when dealing with terror. Terrorism needs to be defeated.Israel must get serious about doing just that. Op-ed

Ben-Gvir: Anyone who massacres civilians should get the electric chair

National Security Minister says Neve Yaakov synagogue attack happened on his watch and so is his responsibility.

New Israeli government to besieged public: Terrorists to get death penalty

Tragically, terrorists seem undeterred by the threat of jail time in Israeli prisons. And why should they be? Op-ed.

Two Iranian teens face death penalty over involvement in riots

Human rights group says two Iranian teenagers were sentenced to be hanged over involvement in anti-government protests.

PA response to Ben Gvir: The prisoners were not afraid and will not be afraid of death

PA committee plays down coalition agreement with Ben Gvir which included death penalty for terrorists: We are not afraid of death.

Coalition agreement includes death penalty for terrorists

Otzma Yehudit receives commitment to begin implementing death penalty for terrorists,

Iran: 9 people to face death penalty over death of nuclear scientist

Iran’s judiciary says nine people will face death penalty over assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, which Iran has blamed on Israel.

Watch: Trump calls for death penalty for drug dealers

Trump says drug dealers kill an average of 500 Americans during their lifetimes.

Jury to decide on death sentence for Parkland shooter

Nikolas Cruz, who attacked high school in Parkland, Florida, returns to court for penalty phase of his case.

The death penalty for terrorists

Calls for the death penalty for terrorists are visceral desires for revenge, no preventative measures. Op-ed.

Will the US revoke Mahmoud Abbas' visa?

How iis it that the PA chariman who calls for the death penalty for anyone selling property to Jews is welcome in the USA? Op-ed.

UAE suspends execution of Israeli accused of drug smuggling

The 43-year-old Arab Israeli from Haifa was caught with more than a pound of cocaine in her possession last year.

Iranian-Swedish national to be executed this month, no prisoner exchange

Iranian court spokesman says death sentence for Swedish-Iranian Ahmadreza Djalali is final despite international condemnation.

Death Penalty

It seems that it is insufficient to destroy the families’ houses. Additional steps are urgently needed, the death penalty among them.Op-ed.

"He gave a Rabbi a ride and they murdered him with axes"

Friends of one of the victims of the terrorist killing spree in Elad recount how the victim was only there to help a stranded traveler.

Trouble in Paradise? Israeli woman sentenced to death in Dubai

The photographer had relocated to the Gulf state following an invitation from an Arab Palestinian friend.

Federal prosecutors won't seek death penalty for Poway shooter

Federal prosecutors will not seek the death penalty for man charged in deadly shooting at Chabad of Poway in April 2019.

Virginia abolishes the death penalty

Virginia becomes the 23rd state to abolish the death penalty and the first in the south to do so.

'Prison sentences for terrorist won't bring our grandson back'

Grandparents of newborn killed in drive-by shooting terrorist attack call for death penalty for terrorist, tougher counter-terror measures.

Where they don't kill Jews

Number of executions globally dropped significantly in 2019

Number of executions drops globally, but certain countries still see a rise.

Prosecutors seek death penalty for Poway synagogue shooter

San Diego County District Attorney’s Office to seek death penalty for Poway synagogue shooter John Earnest.

Monsey attacker could face the death penalty

Federal prosecutor says Grafton Thomas could face the death penalty if critically wounded victim dies.

Lawyers of Pittsburgh shooter argue against death penalty

Lawyers for Robert Bowers claim his potential death sentence is unconstitutional.

Execution date set for Jewish death row inmate in Texas

Jewish prisoner who accused sentencing judge of anti-Semitism given date for execution.

Accosted woman takes matter into her own hands, teaching lesson

Sometimes an insult alone may be grievous enough to deserve swift retribution in the form of corporeal punishment. Opinion.