00:00Thousands of Palestinians took to the streets in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday
00:05to protest a controversial death penalty law passed by the Israeli parliament.
00:10The law specifically targets Palestinians convicted by Israeli military courts,
00:15prompting critics to slam it as unjust.
00:18Traditionally, all Palestinians convicted by Israeli soldiers in the territory
00:23are referred to military courts in Israel.
00:25It is directed only against Palestinians.
00:29If a settler kills a Palestinian, nothing happens to him.
00:32If a Palestinian is accused of a crime, he will be facing death penalty.
00:37There is nothing more clear about the system of apartheid than this law,
00:42which sends to Palestinians one message.
00:44Israel is not interested, neither in peace or any compromise.
00:48The protest marches are coupled with a general strike,
00:52which has seen all shopping malls, markets and commercial stores across the West Bank shut.
00:57They were called for by Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party on Tuesday.
01:04Palestinians say they will continue protesting until the provocative measure is revoked.
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