Canada says it opposes new Israeli death penalty law

OTTAWA, March 31 (Reuters) - Canada said on Tuesday that it opposed the Israeli parliament's decision to pass a law making death by hanging a default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military courts of deadly attacks.

"This discriminatory law adds to a growing list of actions which enables illegal settler violence while dehumanizing the Palestinian people. Canada unequivocally opposes its application," Foreign Minister Anita Anand said in a statement.