I see this thread is going about as well as can be expected.
I agree with Dule, of course. Before the second or third round of elections I would have said Israel, barely, but since its main moral advantage over Palestine was being a more functional democracy, I've reluctantly stepped back from that assessment.
Is Israeli Democracy that bad yet?
It shows they can't unify under regular legislative disputes but overall were still willing to work together under an emergency. It could become a larger problem but excessive secure elections isn't the worst issue for a country to have.
Contra Nathan, I think the ongoing dysfunction has been a point in favor of Israel's democratic system. I am
very skeptical of how "democratic" a country can claim to be when every political party of the majority ethnic group agrees to a cordon sanitaire around all parties representing its largest ethnic minority group. In that respect, the inclusion of Ra'am in coalition talks is quite heartening. Still voted Palestine in the poll.
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