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Re:Israel targeted Gaza children resulting in genocide, UN i... by cog-flex on Monday July 06, 2026 @12:17AM (#48800584)
Saying Israel is a “functioning democracy with human rights” is not a truthful statement.

First, Israel still has no single written constitution and instead operates through Basic Laws, something its own parliament acknowledges. So, not a democracy.

Second, Israel was established through armed Zionist paramilitary groups conducting terror campaigns. Look up the Irgun and Lehi, both of which carried out bombings and other attacks that were described as terrorism by contemporary governments and organizations.

Third, the claim that it “has human rights” is impossible to square with reality. Israel maintains a decades-long military occupation of the West Bank, where Palestinians live under military law while Israeli settlers living in the same territory are governed by Israeli civilian law. Human rights organizations document torture and abuse in Israeli detention facilities holding Palestinians. Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch published extensive reports documenting systematic violations of Palestinians’ rights. both organizations completely reject the characterization of Israel as a state that upholds human rights. What evidence are you prepared to put forward that Israel “has human rights” in the face of the evidence that its human rights are reserved for one class of people?

Re:Israel targeted Gaza children resulting in genocide, UN i... by gershy on Sunday July 12, 2026 @01:22AM (#48878513)
Breadth-first discussion is not effective.

Are citizens of israel able to vote for their leadership?

Re:Israel targeted Gaza children resulting in genocide, UN i... by defrost on Sunday July 12, 2026 @01:30AM (#48878566)
Party, yes. Leader, No. Individual representative, No.

And, of course, not everyone in the Israeli-occupied territories has suffrage.

Re:Israel targeted Gaza children resulting in genocide, UN i... by gershy on Tuesday July 14, 2026 @06:45PM (#48913885)
If your objections are that parties are elected rather than leaders, and that non-israelis can't vote, it sounds like you are straining very hard to deny that israel is a democracy.