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Malek Fouda

Shops closed across West Bank in general strike against Israel's death penalty law for Palestinians

Palestinian shops and public institutions were closed across the occupied West Bank on Wednesday in protest against a new Israeli law permitting the execution of Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks, but not Israelis found guilty of similar crimes.

The law was passed by the Knesset earlier this week.

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