Indonesia denounces Israel’s new death penalty law for Palestinians as a grave human rights violation and urges its immediate revocation.
JAKARTA: Indonesia has condemned Israel’s approval of a new death penalty law as a “grave violation of international human rights and humanitarian law”.
The law, passed by Israel’s parliament on Monday, makes the death penalty the default sentence for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank convicted by military courts of deadly attacks classified as terrorism.
In a statement published on Wednesday, Indonesia’s foreign ministry urged Israel to revoke the law. It also reaffirmed “its full support for the struggle of the Palestinian people to achieve independence”.
The ministry called on the international community, particularly the United Nations, to take firm measures to ensure accountability and protection for Palestinians.
The legislation has drawn criticism from the United Nations and the European Union. The United States, however, expressed support for “Israel’s sovereign right to determine its own laws”.
Indonesia’s condemnation follows the recent loss of three Indonesian peacekeepers in Lebanon. They died during fighting between Israeli troops and Hezbollah, part of a wider regional conflict sparked over a month ago.