Death penalty law proves the EU must treat Israel as an apartheid state

A Spanish MEP's stark declaration links a new Israeli law to a call for the EU to sever relations, framing the conflict in terms of apartheid. | Contesto: cronaca

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• Death penalty law proves the EU must treat Israel as an apartheid state

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In a forceful intervention that is set to reignite debate over Europe's relationship with Israel, Spanish Member of the European Parliament Pernando Barrena has declared that a newly passed Israeli law allowing the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of terrorism provides definitive proof that the country must be treated as an apartheid state by the European Union. Barrena, representing the left-wing Basque party EH Bildu, made the statement in response to the Knesset's preliminary approval of the controversial legislation, arguing it necessitates a fundamental rupture in EU-Israel ties. The law in question, which passed its first reading in Israel's parliament last week, empowers civilian courts to impose death sentences on individuals convicted of deadly terrorist attacks, a punishment previously reserved for military courts in rare cases under martial law. While Israeli officials and supporters of the bill argue it is a necessary deterrent and a matter of national justice for victims of terrorism, critics like Barrena see it as a discriminatory measure targeting a specific national group. "Israel’s death penalty for Palestinians adds to the case that Europe should cut ties with it," Barrena stated, framing the legislation not as an isolated security policy but as a component of a systemic structure of oppression. Barrena's accusation of apartheid places the death penalty debate within a much larger and more contentious framework of analysis regarding Israel's treatment of Palestinians. The term, historically associated with South Africa's former regime, has been increasingly used by prominent human rights organizations, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, in recent years to describe Israel's policies in the occupied territories and within its own borders. These groups cite a complex matrix of laws and practices they argue are designed to maintain Jewish Israeli domination over Palestinians. The new death penalty statute, for its critics, becomes another legal pillar in that alleged system, applying a uniquely severe punishment disproportionately to one population. The call for the EU to "cut ties" represents a maximalist position on...

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