February 28, 2020
IF IT WERE APARTHEID THEY'D OPPOSE UNIVERSAL RIGHTS:
Israelis happy with democracy, but support for democratic rights is low - poll (MICHAEL BACHNER, 27 February 2020, times of Israel)
Israelis are satisfied with the way democracy is functioning, but support in the Jewish state is significantly lower than in most countries for freedom of expression, including an uncensored press, internet freedom and freedom for human rights groups to operate freely, according to a Pew Research Center report published Thursday.Unlike in most nations polled, support for freedom of speech in Israel declined between 2015 and 2019. Only 51 percent say it is very important that people can say what they want without government censorship, compared with 58% of Israelis who said so four years earlier.Support in Israel also dropped for internet freedom -- from 51% who said it is very important in 2015 to 40%.The level of support in Israel for freedom for human rights groups to operate freely, 37%, was the lowest among all the 34 countries surveyed.
Rights; good for star-belly sneeches; bad for sneeches.
Posted by Orrin Judd at February 28, 2020 8:59 AM