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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvideo<\/a><\/p><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\nIsraeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir celebrated his birthday alongside far-right members with a noose birthday cake.<\/p>\n
The party in southern Israel was attended by right-wing activists, including Ben-Gvir\u2019s personal aide, who was convicted of assaulting a Palestinian. <\/p>\n
\u2018Activist\u2019 Benzi Gopstein, who was convicted two years ago for incitement to terrorism, was seen smiling on the event. <\/p>\n
But probably the most disturbing a part of the event was when Ben-Gvir\u2019s wife, Ayala, gave him a cake with a golden noose reading: \u2018Sometimes dreams come true.\u2019<\/p>\n
The cake was a nod to the bill his party passed, which made the death penalty for Palestinian terrorism convicts law. <\/p>\n
The laws makes the death penalty a default punishment for Palestinians who’re found guilty of \u2018intentionally\u2019 carrying out attacks, that are classed as terrorism by a military court.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>
Ben-Gvir was given the sheet cake by his wife (Picture: X)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe move has been condemned by the\u00a0European Union\u00a0in addition to\u00a0France,\u00a0Germany,\u00a0Italy\u00a0and the UK.<\/p>\n
After the bill was passed into law, Ben-Gvir celebrated it by popping a bottle of champagne. <\/p>\n
It\u2019s been classed as discrimination because it doesn’t apply to Jewish residents of Israel and doesn’t comply with International Humanitarian Law.<\/p>\n
\u2018The death penalty bill in Israel may be very concerning to us within the EU. It is a clear step backwards \u2013 the introduction of the death penalty, along with the discriminatory nature of the law,\u2019 EU spokesman Anouar El Anouni told journalists in\u00a0Brussels.<\/p>\n
As Palestinians living within the Israel-occupied territory\u00a0are mechanically tried in Israeli military courts, the measure effectively creates harsher and stricter sentences for the people living there.<\/p>\n
Israeli Prime Minister\u00a0Benjamin Netanyahu, who had attended the chamber to support the bill, may be seen congratulating lawmakers on it passing.<\/p>\n
In Ramallah, dozens of activists, political factions and civil society groups gathered to protest the law.<\/p>\n
Some held placards depicting a blindfolded prisoner flanked by two hanging nooses \u2013 a stark image of what they fear lies ahead.<\/p>\n
\u2018Stop the execution of prisoners law before it\u2019s too late,\u2019 read the placards, held alongside portraits of imprisoned Palestinians.<\/p>\n
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