Israel has granted itself another means to dehumanise, suppress, and kill Palestinians
“This Bill is another horrifying act of violence which proves the system of institutionalised discrimination and systematic oppression of the Palestinian people. The Israeli government has granted itself another means to dehumanise, suppress, and kill Palestinians. Israel is violating international law.”
Shaista Aziz, Oxfam Campaign Engagement Lead
“This new law effectively ensures that the death penalty in Israel will apply only to Palestinians, even as the illegal Israeli occupation has lately seen a surge in the coordinated attacks and executions of Palestinians by settler militias and military. Israel holds more than nine thousand Palestinians in its jails – many unlawfully and subject to inhumane conditions, starvation and torture as state policy. “The UK government must now use all political and economic tools at its disposal to pressure the Israeli government to immediately row back on today’s decision. All red lines have been crossed, including fast-tracked annexation and mass forced displacement, entrenching a one-state reality of an illegal prolonged occupation. The UK must immediately suspend the UK–Israel Trade and Partnership Agreement until Israel complies with its human rights provisions.”
Shaista Aziz
