If a country were run like ancient Athens today, nobody would consider it a democracy. We are talking about "democracy" in its modern meaning, not the regimes that used that term in a completely different way thousands of years ago.

> We are talking about "democracy" in its modern meaning

You are. That’s a redefinition. It neuters the term of its millennia-old moral weight.

Sure, I’ll agree Israel isn’t a democracy per whatever definition you’re using. It isn’t a “real”country per others’. At that point, however, you’re just expressing a personal dislike. Nothing foundational.

It's obvious that we are talking about the modern meaning of democracy because the entire thread is about current events.

> I’ll agree Israel isn’t a democracy per whatever definition you’re using.

Okay then, do you have an actual point, other than quibbling about what words mean?