Families of detainees vow to resist, while human rights groups and multiple countries denounce the law

April 1, 2026

Palestinians across the occupied West Bank observed a general strike on Wednesday in protest against a new Israeli law allowing the execution of prisoners, as international condemnation mounted.

Fatah, the movement led by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, called for the strike, describing the legislation as a “dangerous escalation” against Palestinians.

“This criminal law will not break the will of our people or the determination of our prisoners, but will instead strengthen our resolve to continue the struggle for their freedom and legitimate rights,” it said in a statement.

  • ozymandias@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Probably just strap a bomb to my chest and blow up their wives and children?
    I assume you’re trying to say that suicide bombers were a good and justified idea?
    I would want to kill that “group of thugs” too… Absolutely.
    Israel is completely in the wrong and has been ever since it was created.
    Don’t twist my words.
    I don’t think that blowing up random people is a moral thing to do ever. I also think it has helped the Israelis dehumanize Palestinians, which is what I was talking about here.