A former hostage negotiator and Middle East expert warns of a broader shift towards exclusionary nationalism and legal inequality in Israel, citing the proposed death penalty law as a symptom of this trend.

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.