Opinion
The gallows of occupation: Law as execution in Israel’s apartheid state
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A system that accelerates execution within ninety days, restricts avenues of appeal, and operates through military courts whose independence and impartiality are fundamentally compromised cannot, by any serious legal measure, meet these standards. It is not merely deficient. It is disqualified.
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When viewed in this manner, the law reveals itself as part of a broader system in which legal structures are deployed to maintain domination over a subordinated population.
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The question that now confronts the world is not whether this law can be justified. It cannot. The question is whether the international community is prepared to treat it with the seriousness it demands. To do otherwise is to accept a world in which the machinery of death can be normalised under the guise of legality, and in which the protections of law are reserved for some and denied to others.

In such a world, the line between law and violence disappears.

And when that line is erased, what remains is not order, but domination—enforced, in this case, by the tightening of a noose.

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260406-the-gallows-of-occupation-law-as-execution-in-israels-apartheid-state/

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Petition reaches major milestone

Petition to the UK government passes the critical 100,000

April 2026

The Israeli Knesset has just passed a bill which will permit the speedy execution of Palestinian prisoners. A petition has passed the crucial 100,000 mark which means the UK parliament must consider the issue. Human rights organisations and governments around the world have condemned the legislation which quite openly singles out Palestinians for execution without appeal. The trials will take place in a military court in the West Bank. Many will have been severely tortured and badly mistreated.

“We believe that such a law would constitute a complete violation of the Geneva Convention and International Human Rights Law. UN experts have called for these proposals to be dropped,” the petition reads. Human rights organisations, including Amnesty, have condemned the legislation, which has been described as ”one of the world’s most extreme death penalty laws,” over its design to target Palestinians, as it would exclude Israelis.

The petition shows the degree of concern that many have with this legislation and its brazen one-sidedness. To reach more than 100,000 is a measure of the public’s concern. It poses a problem for the government however which has supported Israel during the recent hostilities. Weapons, intelligence and overflights from Cyprus are part of its support.

It also puts in the spotlight the large numbers of MPs who are members of the various party’s Friends of Israel groups including the local MP for Salisbury Mr John Glen.

Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, two members of Knesset who promoted this bill.

• Petition reaches major milestone
• Violence becomes the message
• Mass death in Sudan
• Israel passes death penalty bill for Palestinians
• Well attended vigil

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202604055636

The Islamic Republic of Iran continues to execute innocent Iranian citizens who had protested against the totalitarian theocracy.

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#ICYMI, the Observer teamed up with the Unforgotten #podcast to examine the dubious capital conviction of Charles Flores. New episodes every Monday.

Read a preview here: https://www.texasobserver.org/riding-shotgun-the-unforgotten-podcast/

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"Mohammad Amin Biglari and Shahin Vaheparast, two enemy agents involved in the riots of January 8 and 9, 1404, who attempted to enter a military location, were executed this morning." (Auto translated)

محمدامین بیگلری و شاهین واحدپرست ۲ عامل دشمن در اغتشاشات ۱۸ و ۱۹ دی‌ ماه ۱۴۰۴ که قصد ورود به یک مکان نظامی را داشتند، امروز صبح اعدام شدند

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De politie heeft vanmiddag een aanhouding verricht tijdens een pro-Palestijnse demonstratie in het centrum. Het ging om een demonstrant die op de Dam een Israëlische vlag van een tegendemonstrant had afgepakt.

De vrouw had na het afpakken de vlaggenstok gebroken, vertelt een woordvoerder van de politie. "Ze is aangehouden voor vernieling en de zaak wordt ingezonden naar het Openbaar Ministerie, zoals gebruikelijk." De pro-Palestijnse demonstrant zit nog vast voor verhoor. Er is aangifte tegen haar gedaan.

Op beelden die op sociale media (link naar Instagram) staan is de aanhouding te zien. Er werd ook een tweede vrouw door agenten meegenomen, maar zij is uiteindelijk dus niet daadwerkelijk aangehouden.

De tegendemonstrant met de Israëlische vlag laat aan AT5 weten dat het vooral om een poging tot het afpakken van de vlag ging: "Ik heb de vlag pas losgelaten in het gedrang toen de politie haar vastgreep om hen niet in de weg te lopen. Wel heeft ze mijn vlaggenstok gebroken, maar ik heb er weer twee besteld."

https://www.at5.nl/artikelen/237646/pro-palestijnse-demonstrant-aangehouden-na-afpakken-israelische-vlag

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„Abolhassan Montazer and Vahid Baniamerian have been hanged after Iran’s Supreme Court upheld their sentences.“

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/4/iran-executes-suspected-members-of-dissident-group-amid-us-israel-war

See also:

„Iran: Seven protesters and dissidents at risk of imminent execution after four men arbitrarily executed in secret within 24 hours“
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/03/iran-seven-protesters-and-dissidents-at-risk-of-imminent-execution-after-four-men-arbitrarily-executed-in-secret-within-24-hours/