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Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, suggested execution as a solution to overcrowding in Israeli jails brimming with Palestinian prisoners \- many of whom are under administrative detention without charge or trial. “The death penalty for terrorists is the right solution to the incarceration problem, until then – glad that the government approved the proposal I brought forward,” he said, in reference to approved plans to build 936 additional prison cells to take in more Palestinians. The comments came just a day after Palestinians marked Palestinian Prisoners’ Day du…

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