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Diplomacy: Baerbock: Introducing the death penalty in Israel would be a mistake

Diplomacy: Baerbock: Introducing the death penalty in Israel would be a mistake

In a controversial move, the Israeli cabinet wants to introduce the death penalty for terrorists. During a visit by her Israeli counterpart, Foreign Minister Baerbock found clear words on this.

Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens) conveyed Germany’s concerns about plans to introduce the death penalty to her Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen. “We are firmly opposed to the death penalty and we are addressing it all over the world,” Baerbock said at a meeting with her counterpart Cohen in Berlin on Tuesday. This belongs to the new Israeli right-wing religious government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

“States around the world are moving away from this cruel practice, in part because it has been shown to be ineffective as a deterrent,” Baerbock said. In Germany, you learn in school that Israel, although it is threatened by terror like no other country, has only carried out the death penalty once in its history – against the Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann. Baerbock: “That was always an impressive argument for those of us who have defended Israel against unfair criticism on the international stage. So I say as a friend: I am convinced that it would be a big mistake to break with this story.”

The Israeli cabinet approved a bill on Sunday that would provide for the death penalty for terrorists. The controversial proposal still has to pass several readings in Parliament before it can come into force. A first vote is expected on Wednesday.

Source: Stern

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