Israel is no longer the democracy the West once loved

Israel is no longer the democracy the West once loved

Osama Al-Sharif For decades, Israel’s Western supporters and apologists boasted that it was the only democracy in the Middle East. As a liberal democracy, they perceived that it shared the West’s values of safeguarding human rights, protecting freedom of expression, honoring the rule of law, holding free elections and maintaining equality among its citizens. But while democratic practices were indeed observed and implemented to varying degrees w…

If all of Itamar Ben-Gvir's claims against Ronen Bar are based on facts and hard evidence, then this is the real event that should horrify anyone who sees themselves as a supporter of the rule of law and democracy.

In the general lawlessness led by the government, no expression or idea is out of bounds anymore • In normal times, the prime minister would have defended the head of the Shin Bet, his direct subordinate • Netanyahu's choice of an extreme racist as his partner in the journey shows how low we all fell when we allowed this to happen

Hooray, media won but foundations of our democracy are still under attack

Environment CS Aden Duale was scheduled for an interview on Spice FM’s morning show, The Situation Room, on February 26. But it was cancelled. Duale took the decision badly. “Spice FM owners have abruptly cancelled my interview,” the CS protested. “This move speaks volumes, and now you can clearly see The Standard newspaper’s recent headlines. Just yesterday, the impeached Gachagua was given an open stage on KTN News to peddle falsehoods and wil…