[7sigma]

Its incredible when you consider that they have operating what is essentially a fascist police state in the West Bank for decades where the population has essentially no right and are frequent targets of pogroms by settlers.

In Monty Python fashion: if you disregard the genocide, the occupation, the ethnic cleansing, the heavy handed police state, the torture, the rape of prisoners, the arbitrary detentions with charge, the corruption, the military prosecution of children, then yes its a democracy.

[Cthulhu_]

All of your morally indefensible points can still happen in a democracy; democracy doesn't equate morally good, it means that the morally reprehensible acts have a majority support from the population.

Which is one reason why Israelites get so much hate nowadays.

[nahumfarchi]

The current government is in power by a small majority, meaning that it is strongly contested by about 50% of Israelis (on most matters). That means against settlements, for ending the war, and largely liberal views. But no, we won't put out head on a platter thank you very much.