In 2017 Netanyahu called for the death penalty to be imposed on the perpetrator of the 2017 Halamish stabbing attack . Representatives in his government plan to introduce a bill , which would allow the death penalty for terrorism , to the Knesset . In January 2018 , 52 of 120 members of the Israeli parliament voted in favor , while 49 opposed , making it easier for judges to hand down the death penalty
2017 Halamish stabbing attack
2017 Halamish stabbing attack
Benjamin Netanyahu