Even in regular times, Palestinians accuse the Israeli government of weaponising arbitrary arrests and say they face discrimination and abuse in the Israeli penal system. But after October 7, the scale and severity of abuse and lack of accountability have increased massively. With government ministers boasting of putting prisoners on “starvation diets” and some inmates even dying from torture, being arrested as a Palestinian – often without charge or trial – seems to be more dangerous than ever.

Presenter: Anelise Borges

Guests:

Barca Odeh – Former detainee

Basil Nasir – Brother of detainee Layan Nasir

Noa Sattath – Executive director, Association for Civil Rights in Israel

Jenna Abuhasna – Addameer International advocacy officer