Israeli politicians have sometimes called for the imposition of the death penalty on specific criminals . In 2010 Member of the Knesset Ayoub Kara called for the imposition of the death penalty on the perpetrator of the Tapuah Junction stabbing ( 2010 ) . In 2017 political figures including Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu called for the penalty to be imposed on the perpetrator of the 2017 Halamish stabbing attack . Representatives in the government plan to introduce to the Knesset a bill which would allow the death penalty for terrorism . In January 2018 , a bill making it easier for military courts to hand down death sentences was approved by the Knesset in a preliminary vote of 52-49 . Prime Minister Netanyahu voted in favor , but later said the bill required " deeper discussion " among the ministers before being voted on again . Netanyahu stated that he would be supporting a bill that would make the death penalty a common punishment . If the proposed bill becomes law , it would allow the IDF military court martial in the West Bank ( including East Jerusalem ) to sentence those convicted of terrorism charges to the death penalty , only with the approval of the majority of a panel of judges
2017 Halamish stabbing attack
2017 Halamish stabbing attack
Capital punishment in Israel