All democratic systems have their foibles. That Israel is by miles the most democratic country in the middle east is beyond dispute.

Governments are voted in or out by the voters, and minority parties contribute noise not power similar to the extremist greens and one nation in Aus.

Dear shadowminister,

Minor parties can become parties of government. The Republican Party in the United States started out as the Ripon Anti-Slavery Society. Abraham Lincoln was the first Republican President. At one time the Republican Party was considered extremist especially by those who wanted to preserve slavery. To me our environment should be our first consideration. If enough Australians agree with that the Greens will no longer be considered extremist or be a minor party.

David,

The greens used to be an environmental movement, today it is a collection of hacks with a series of feel-good wish lists masquerading as policies.

Shadow Minister,

I would not call Larissa Waters a hack. But certainly
there are some MPs on the Coalition's side that would
qualify. As for policies?

The following link is interesting to compare where
the parties stand on certain things:

http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/may/12/the-climate-change-election-where-do-the-parties-stand-on-the-environment

Dear Shadow minister,

Your remarks regarding minor parties are especially irrelevant in regard to Israel which this thread is about. Israel does not have two major parties like most of the English speaking countries.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-21073450#:~:text=1%20LIKUD.%20Likud%20finished%20in%20second%20place%20in,6%20UNITED%20TORAH%20JUDAISM.%20...%207%20HADASH.%20

"There are 34 political parties running in the Israeli general election on 22 January for 120 seats in the Knesset or parliament."

One could apply the adjective, extremist, to either Libs or Labor. The Libs mainly represents the interests of the corporate bureaucracy which most Australians are not part of. Labor represents the interests of the union bureaucracy which most Australians are not part of.

However, I would not call Labor or Libs extremist because I recognise that many Australians identify with those parties, and I have no wish to denigrate them.

I am a Green, and I know that the people I encounter are mainly interested in the environment. People who get their information from the Murdoch press have opinions like you. You would be welcome to come to a Green meeting and find out what we are like first hand.

Israel is probably the most democratic in the region.
But there are major flaws regarding civil liberties
and rights especially for the Palestinian people.
However that is a problem that will undoubtedly
perplex them for some time - the same as the
problems involved with Australia's Indigenous people
will do the same.

On my wish-list is a visit to Israel. There's so
much there that I would like to visit. Hopefully
one day this will be possible for me.