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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