As did the foreign ministers of France, Germany and the United Kingdom in a joint press release, Alain Berset, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, made a direct appeal to the Israeli authorities on Sunday 29 March, urging them to abandon the legislative proposals before the Knesset to extend the use of the death penalty.
Official letters have been sent to the Speaker of the Knesset, Amir Ohana, and to the President of the State of Israel, Isaac Herzog.
The Secretary General...