A former hostage negotiator warns of exclusionary nationalism and militarized thinking in Israel's proposed death penalty law, sparking global concerns about democracy and international standing.

François Picard is pleased to welcome Dr. Gershon Baskin, former hostage negotiator and Middle East Director of the International Communities Organisation. As someone deeply embedded in the realities of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, he argues that recent developments, including the proposed death penalty law, are not isolated measures but symptoms of a broader shift toward exclusionary nationalism, legal inequality, and militarized thinking. These trends, intensified by the trauma of October...