What is it about?
Israel’s democratic principles are under threat both internally and externally. Its long-term survival is to integrate fully into the Middle East, and the key to that integration is to peacefully resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Why is it important?
The term “liberal democracy” refers to a system of governance where the inalienable rights and dignity and worth of each individual are recognized, and their basic liberties are assured; where equality before the law exists, and equal political voice for all citizens enshrines popular sovereignty. Israel is a Jewish democracy, not liberal democracy.
Perspectives
We need to set the record straight and understand that Israel is a Jewish democracy, where Judaism is often more important than liberal rights. The three major problems relate to the occupation, the status of Arab citizens, and the status of women in Jewish Law.
Professor Raphael Cohen-Almagor
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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This page is a summary of: Is Israel a Liberal Democracy?, SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2024, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.5054367.
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