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Time to dump Netanyahu : Comments

By Alon Ben-Meir, published 21/1/2019

One would think that after 10 continuous years in power he would relinquish his role as the leader of the Likud party and leave the political scene with some dignity.

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Very true Shadow Minister and mhaze.

Israel like Australia are standout democracies in their own regions.

On the world Democracy Index 2018 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_Index comparing countries on five different categories measuring pluralism, civil liberties and political culture. Where the 1st is the most democratic.

Israel's democracy at 30th rates ahead of

- Belgium, Italy and Greece,

- ahead of all countries in the Middle East, who are almost all dictatorships and absolute monarchies who execute thousands of their own people, especially unfortunate minorities (including Sunnis in Iraq and Syria).

On the Democracy Index Israel's neighbours languish:

Lebanon - 106th

Jordan - 115th

Egypt - 127th

Syria - 166th

The Syrian Government has killed 100,000s of Sunni Muslims since 2011, but Galen only complains about Jewish people in Israel...
Posted by plantagenet, Tuesday, 22 January 2019 3:32:02 PM
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