Israels death penalty bill for Palestinian prisoners moves to final vote

Legislation initiated by far-right Otzma Yehudit party drew mounting criticism from opponents and rights groups as it moved through the KnessetMiddle East crisis - live updatesIsraels parliament has advanced a contentious bill to impose the death penalty on Palestinians convicted of terrorism to its final vote, after the Knessets national security committee approved the measure on Tuesday.The legislation, initiated by the far-right Otzma Yehudit party led by the national security minister, Itama...