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Rights campaigners challenge Israel's death penalty law at London panel
Human rights campaigners in London challenged Israel's death penalty law for Palestinians held in Israeli prisons, arguing it reflects a dual legal system and undermines equality before the law. The law, passed in March, permits military courts to impose capital punishment on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank for killing Israelis.
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