#363: Understanding Israel's Death Penalty for Arabs Only Bill

This episode features the audio from a NJN webinar, originally recorded on February 19, 2026, moderated by Hadar Susskind. The Knesset is currently considering a bill that would create a death penalty for Palestinians who kill Israelis, but not for Israelis who kill Palestinians. It circumvents basic rights like due process and equal protection, and exemplifies the racist mindset that animates the current Israeli government. This webinar provides an overview of the bill, the state of play in the battle to stop it from becoming law, and what this struggle can teach us about the fight for our values in Israel's current political climate. This webinar features Bentzi Sykora, the Policy Director at the Israeli think tank Zulat; Shira Ben Sasson-Furstenberg, the Israel Director of the New Israel Fund; and Rabbi Jill Jacobs, the CEO of T'ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights.

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#363: Understanding Israel's Death Penalty for Arabs Only Bill is an episode from PeaceCast by New Jewish Narrative, Maxxe Albert-Deitch.

This episode is 01:02:02 long.

This episode was published on Feb 20, 2026.

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