(A settler can't be put to death if he kills a Palestinian. This law is racist. Jewish supremacy codified into Israeli law once again.)
from Daily Sabah
A general strike protesting Israel’s new law allowing the death penalty for Palestinian prisoners largely brought daily life to a halt across the occupied West Bank on Wednesday.
Shops, public and private institutions, banks, universities, and schools closed, while hospitals and bakeries remained open, according to the Turkish Anadolu Agency (AA).
Streets in Ramallah, the seat of the Palestinian Authority, appeared largely empty, with businesses shuttered.
The strike followed a call by the Fatah movement, which had announced a comprehensive shutdown a day earlier to oppose the law.
Fatah said the strike was part of efforts to overturn the Israeli legislation, describing it as a dangerous escalation and a violation targeting Palestinians.
The group also called for broader public mobilization and increased regional and international pressure to repeal the law.
Simultaneously, thousands marched in Ramallah Wednesday to protest the law, following a rally organized by prisoner advocacy groups, including the Palestinian Prisoner Society, the Commission of Detainees’ Affairs and Addameer rights group in central Manara Square...
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