Video Duration 28 minutes 55 seconds play-arrow28:55Israel has become the first country to vote in favour of capital punishment in the 21st century.
Far-right ministers held champagne celebrations after Israel’s parliament approved a death penalty law for Palestinians convicted of “lethal” attacks.
The United Nations, Europe and human rights groups have condemned the law, but the United States has not.
Mustafa Barghouti – General secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative political party
Ofer Cassif – Member of the Israeli parliament, the Knesset
William Schabas – Professor of international law at Middlesex University
