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Capital punishment - Israeli experience

Title
Capital punishment - Israeli experience
Genre
News report; Interview
TX Date
11 Jul 1983
Year of production
1983
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Duration
00:04:47
Description
Tim Crook reports on the history of executions at the Acre Prison in Israel. A male security service officer (not identified) describes the hanging of Israeli terrorists by the British authorities after the Second World War and his opinions on the consequences. The clip is part of a series on capital punishment broadcast prior to a House of Commons vote on the issue.
Contributors
Tim Crook
Keywords
Israel; Legal procedure; Death penalty; UK; Great Britain; Terrorists; Penal sanctions; Hanging; Imprisonment; Palestine; Executions; Acre; Acre Prison

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