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To free up space, Ben-Gvir suggests executing Palestinian detainees

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  • 18 Apr 2024 23:53
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The Israeli Police Minister says that imposing the death penalty on Palestinian detainees is the "right solution" to address overcrowding in prisons.

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    Israeli Police Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir arrives at the site of a rockslide that took place in the "Ein Gedi Nature Reserve," on the western shore of the Dead Sea, on Thursday, August 24, 2023. (AP)

Israeli Police Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has proposed Thursday the execution of Palestinian detainees as a way to address overcrowding in Israeli occupation prisons.

In a post on X, Ben-Gvir asserted that imposing the death penalty on Palestinian detainees is the "right solution" to what he described as "the incarceration problem."

His comments came after the Israeli authorities approved his plan to construct approximately 936 additional prison spaces for Palestinian detainees. 

"The additional construction will allow the prison service to take in more Palestinians, and will bring a partial solution to the prison crisis," Ben-Gvir wrote.

שמח שהממשלה אישרה את הההצעה שלי שתאפשר לשב״ס לבנות 936 (בהצפפה 1,600) מקומות כליאה נוספים לאסירים ביטחוניים. תוספת הבנייה תאפשר לשירות בתי הסוהר לקלוט מחבלים נוספים, ותביא פתרון חלקי למצוקת הכליאה הקיימת בשב״ס. אני מברך על כך שרוב רובם של השרים גילו אחריות ומנהיגות בנושא החשוב…

— איתמר בן גביר (@itamarbengvir) April 17, 2024

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