Penal Law (Amendment No. 159) (Death Penalty for Terrorists), 5786–2025(P/1159) – A Comparative Perspective
Submitted to the National Security Committee, updated 15 March 2026
PCATI Director on decision to drop charges against soldiers accused of a brutal assault
The Foundation for Middle East Peace interviews PCATI Director Sari Bashi on the military’s decision to drop charges against soldiers accused of a brutal assault on a Palestinian detainee .
Leading a broad public campaign to stop Death Penalty legislation
Under cover of a war of choice and obscured from public view, the Israeli Knesset is advancing an agenda of death. Around the world, countries are increasingly abandoning the death penalty, but this week, the Knesset is resuming hearings to reintroduce and expand a particularly retributive and racist version of it. Lawmakers have scheduled marathon
Eyes on the Prisons: Women’s Day Update
Even in these difficult times, the Committee Against Torture continues to work for the wellbeing, safety, and dignity of prisoners, who are particularly vulnerable in times of emergency. With the outbreak of the war, the Israel Prison Service (IPS) implemented emergency regulations suspending most prisoner meetings with lawyers. Read the full newsletter
The Death Penalty Bill in Israel – Summary
(26 February 2026) The “Death Penalty for Terrorists Bill” is one of two bills currently advancing in Knesset,seeking to impose capital punishment exclusively on Palestinians. The bill establishes a deadly,discriminatory regime targeting Palestinian lives. Its passage would mark Israel’s abandonment of itsdecades-long status as a de facto abolitionist state. Urgent international opposition through allavailable means
Death Penalty Bill in Israel – Briefing
(January 2026) The Death Penalty Bill – A Fundamental Breach of International Law Through Targeted Capital Punishment Against Palestinians
Press Release, 6 January 2026
According to an official court filing:· Israeli authorities are holding 1,287 detainees from Gaza under the Unlawful Combatants Law, including 1,239 in Israel Prison Service facilities and 48 in military facilities;· The state admits that it’s continuing to arrest people from Gaza, including 41 recently detained. “The war has ended on paper only. In practice,
19 Israeli human rights organizations: Deregistration of international humanitarian organizations in the oPt endangers human lives and harms humanitarian aid.
Statement by 19 Israel-Based Human Rights Organizations on the Deregistration of INGOs We, the undersigned Israel-based human rights organizations united under The Platform, strongly condemn Israel’s decision to deregister international humanitarian organizations operating in the occupied Palestinian territory. At a time of critical need in Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, these measures
Welcoming PCATI’s New Director
(December 2025) Sari Bashi took over as PCATI new Executive Director. Sari is a legal expert and a veteran highly-regarded activist in the human rights community both in Israel and abroad. She has a long list of achievements in leading organizations and public struggles to end the occupation and promote justice and human rights. She was
Escalation in Abuse – Situation Report 2024 – 2025
Systematic Torture and Death in Custody since October 7.