Israel supports democracy – except in the case of Egypt

There is a clear consensus in Israel about the necessity of democracy, but when it comes to Egypt, suddenly Israelis are shaking.

By Roy Arad

There is a clear consensus in Israel about the necessity of democracy, spanning from supporters of former Balad chairman Azmi Bishara to friends of National Union MK Yaakov Katz. In other words, broad disagreement can be found within the wide range of opinions, but no one opposes the holding of elections, including the accompanying baseless election campaigns and sleepy election monitors. To a large extent, even if people have critiques of the scope of democracy and the electoral system, there is clearly no opposition to the democratic idea... More