Death penalty 'a deep stain on the law books of the state of Israel'

François Picard welcomes Dr. Gershon Baskin, a former hostage negotiator and Middle East Director of the International Communities Organisation. Drawing on his deep involvement in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Baskin argues that recent developments – including the death penalty law passed by the Knesset on Monday – are not isolated measures, but part of a broader shift toward exclusionary nationalism, legal inequality and militarised thinking.