Reform Movement Joint Statement on Death Penalty for Terrorists Law Passed by the Knesset

March 31, 2026 The Reform Movement strongly condemns the Knesset’s passage of the “Death Penalty for Terrorists Law.” This legislation represents a sharp and dangerous departure from Israel’s long-standing reluctance to employ capital punishment, used only in the most extraordinary circumstances in the state’s history. It also contradicts the Jewish tradition’s teachings about capital…