Death penalty

Knesset passes law to prosecute October 7 terrorists, conduct public trials in Jerusalem

The law was passed by a unanimous vote of 93 to 0, as the Knesset opened its summer session on Sunday, following more than a month-long spring recess.

Justice Minister Yariv Levin, MK Simcha Rothman (Religious Zionist Party), and MK Yulia Malinovsky hold joint press conference in Knesset ahead of upcoming vote on bill to publicly prosecute Oct. 7 terrorists, Sunday May 10, 2026.
 Adolf Eichmann, pictured in 1941/1942, in his SS uniform. Eichmann fled to Argentina in 1950 before being captured by the Mossad in 1960.

On this day: Adolf Eichmann captured in Argentina by Mossad

Justice Minister Yariv Levin, MK Simcha Rothman (Religious Zionist Party), and MK Yulia Malinovsky hold joint press conference in Knesset ahead of upcoming vote on bill to publicly prosecute Oct. 7 terrorists, Sunday May 10, 2026.

Bill to prosecute October 7 terrorists set for vote as Knesset returns from recess

A man fixes the United Arab Emirates’ national flag to the roof of his house in Dubai, after a call by the UAE’s vice president, prime minister, and ruler of Dubai, urging people across the country to hoist the flag as a symbol of unity and pride.

What threat model did the UAE confront, and why should we care? - opinion


Israel's response to terrorism is creating terrorism - opinion

The common factor in past terrorists isn't religion, economic situation or educational background. They all had a loved one die in Israeli action.

 Mourners carry the bodies of Palestinians, including militants, who were killed in an Israeli raid, during their funeral in Jenin in the West Bank January 26, 2023.

IRNA says British-Iranian Akbari played role in assassination of top scientist

New information has been made available about the British-Iranian dual citizen sentenced to death by Iran. He is accused of being a spy and an assassin.

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian speaks during a news conference in Tehran, Iran, November 23, 2022.

US executes first transgender inmate

Nearly 20 years after Amber McLaughlin murdered her former girlfriend, the state of Missouri has put her to death. She is the first transgender woman to be executed in the US.

A lethal injection room at San Quentin Prison in California

Iran top court accepts protester's appeal against death sentence

Iran has already executed two people involved in unrest that erupted in September after the death in custody of Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini.

 A police motorcycle burns during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police", in Tehran, Iran September 19, 2022

Netanyahu speaks out against son's call to try prosecutors for treason

Yair Netanyahu called to try prosecutors who charged his father for treason, and if found guilty, sentenced to death.

Yair Netanyahu makes a stormy appearance at Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court, December 2018.

Iran Supreme Court accepts rapper Yasin's appeal against death sentence

Iran hanged two protesters, Mohsen Shekari and Majid Reza Rahnavard, earlier this month.

People light a fire during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police", in Tehran, Iran, September 21, 2022.

Over a third of all US executions in 2022 were botched - report

One notable execution saw a man, still believed by some to be innocent, having to help the executioners properly find a vein for the lethal injection.

Prison, death row (illustrative)

'Texas 7' convict deserves new trial due to 'antisemitic bias' - judge

Randy Halprin, a Jewish member of the "Texas 7," argues that the judge who convicted and sentenced him had an antisemitic bias that infringed on his right to an impartial trial.

 Randy Halprin, one of the "Texas Seven" prison escapees, is led out of the Teller County Courthouse after a extradition hearing in Cripple Creek, Colorado, January 26, 2001.

Buffalo supermarket shooter seeks plea deal to avoid death penalty

Lawyers for Payton Gendron moved to seek a plea agreement at a court hearing less than two weeks after he pleaded guilty to charges of murder and domestic terrorism.

  Buffalo shooting suspect, Payton Gendron, appears in court accused of killing 10 people in a live-streamed supermarket shooting in a Black neighborhood of Buffalo, New York, U.S., May 19, 2022

Top Iran Sunni cleric says protesters should not face death sentences

Molavi Abdolhamid said it was wrong for the hardline judiciary to charge protesters with "moharebeh" - an Islamic term meaning warring against God.

People light a fire during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police", in Tehran, Iran, September 21, 2022.