The myth of Israel as the region's 'only democracy' should be dead. Not in western media
Submitted by Faisal Hanif on Thu, 10/29/2026 - 15:19 Record Arab turnout has fuelled immediate backlash, amid calls for an investigation into the country's 'Islamisation' Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses his supporters in Jerusalem, hours after polls closed in a close election, on 28 October 2026 (Jewel Samad/AFP) Off For much of the western media, Israel’s election was a festival of democracy. La Croix billed it as a vote for peace and “the honour of democracy”.
Submitted by Faisal Hanif on Thu, 10/29/2026 - 15:19 Record Arab turnout has fuelled immediate backlash, amid calls for an investigation into the country's 'Islamisation' Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses his supporters in Jerusalem, hours after polls closed in a close election, on 28 October 2026 (Jewel Samad/AFP) Off For much of the western media, Israel’s election was a festival of democracy. La Croix billed it as a vote for peace and “the honour of democracy”.
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