"Ultranationalist Israeli politicians, including National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, wore golden noose-shaped lapel pins to a meeting on Monday in order to show their "commitment" to advancing a widely condemned bill to mandate the death penalty for "terrorists" who kill Israelis. The pins resemble the yellow ribbon pins that Israeli leaders have worn throughout their genocide to to acknowledge the Israeli captives held in Gaza."
"Ben-Gvir boasted about the pins, worn by members of his Otzma Yehudit party, saying that they show the politicians' "commitment to the demand for the death penalty for terrorists." The politicians were attending a hearing on a bill advancing through the Israeli Knesset that would ensure that those who kill Israelis "with the aim of harming the State of Israel" would be given the death penalty."
"Israeli Minister of National Security and far-right politician Itamar Ben-Gvir reaches out to a supporter as he walks escorted by Israeli policemen outside the Damascus Gate of the walled Old City of Jerusalem on May 26, 2025, during a flag march for Jerusalem Day, commemorating the Israeli army's 1967 capture of the city's eastern sector during the Arab-Israeli war.Menahem Kahana / AFP via Getty Images"
Ultranationalist Israeli politicians, including National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, wore golden noose-shaped lapel pins to signal commitment to a bill that would mandate the death penalty for people who kill Israelis. The pins resemble yellow ribbon pins used to acknowledge Israeli captives held in Gaza. The bill would apply the death penalty to those who kill Israelis "with the aim of harming the State of Israel." Critics say the bill's wording would effectively target Palestinians and further entrench discriminatory policies. Ben-Gvir named execution methods including the gallows, the electric chair, and lethal injection. The pins were worn during a Knesset hearing on the proposal.
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