Palestinian Territories
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- administration of the ANP
RELIGIONS
Muslim majority; Christian and Jewish minorities
From the country
- JANUARY 31, 2001Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
Commissioner for External Relations, Cris Patten in...
Commissioner for External Relations, Cris Patten in a contribution to a debate on the situation in the Middle East at the European Parliament said that he was deeply concerned by the killing of Israeli civilians by Palestinians, and by the recent executio
- JANUARY 17, 2001Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
PA Justice Minister Freih Abu Medein, on criticism...
PA Justice Minister Freih Abu Medein, on criticism of the Palestinian judiciary by Western and domestic legal parties on the executions policy, the justice minister said: "Our people are in a state of war, which has been launched against them, and we are
- JANUARY 15, 2001Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
The European Union, under the Sweden Presidency, voiced...
The European Union, under the Sweden Presidency, voiced regret over the execution of two Palestinians convicted of collaboration with Israel and urged Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to commute death sentences against two other men, Ali al-Hatib and Husa
- JANUARY 14, 2001Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
After putting 2 men before firing squads and condemning...
After putting 2 men before firing squads and condemning 2 more to death, Palestinian authorities said that more trials - and harsher punishment - are ahead for Palestinians accused of collaborating with Israel
- JANUARY 13, 2001Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
After putting 2 men before firing squads, a military...
After putting 2 men before firing squads, a military court heard no witnesses and deliberated less than an hour before sentencing two Palestinians to death and two others to life in prison on similar charges of treason
- JANUARY 13, 2001Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY
January 13, 2001: Two Palestinians convicted of collaborating with Israel have been executed by firing squad.
- JANUARY 1, 2001Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
In Palestine three types of legislation are applied
In Palestine three types of legislation are applied
- DECEMBER 17, 2000Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
The [Palestinian] Preventive Security Services arrested...
The [Palestinian] Preventive Security Services arrested Majdi Muhammad Makawi, 28, who was suspected of being behind the assassination of four of the Fatah movement's cadres
- DECEMBER 10, 2000Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
A Palestinian state security court in Nablus sentenced...
A Palestinian state security court in Nablus sentenced to death Allan Bani Odeh, who was convicted of helping Israel assassinate a top Hamas terrorist
- MAY 21, 2000Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
A Palestinian military court sentenced Kamal and Husam...
A Palestinian military court sentenced Kamal and Husam Hammad to death in absentia
- FEBRUARY 18, 2000Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, under public pressure...
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, under public pressure for a quick death sentence and execution, approved of a speedy trial in the Nablus state security court for Bilal Shaqo, 22, who was accused of raping a four-year-old girl
- JANUARY 25, 2000Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
The European Union's Council of Ministers said it would...
The European Union's Council of Ministers said it would welcome an announcement by the Palestinian Authority of a moratorium on the death penalty