Video: Israeli lawmaker condemns death penalty bill as 'genocide law'

“All those who supported, let alone proposed this bill, should be tried by The Hague.”

Ofer Cassif, a member of the Israeli Knesset, has condemned the death penalty bill approved on Monday for Palestinian detainees, labelling it a “genocide law.”

Cassif further emphasised that the legislation is inherently discriminatory and is designed to exclude Jewish Israelis.

“All those who supported, let alone proposed this bill, should be tried by The Hague.”

Ofer Cassif, a member of the Israeli Knesset, has condemned the death penalty bill approved on Monday for Palestinian detainees, labeling it a “genocide law” pic.twitter.com/AtCtKUpzdW

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