Flawed Democracy of the Modern State of Israel

One of the greatest gifts that Ancient Greece gave to the Modern World was the theory and practicality of a democracy.

Democracy in theory is where there is a representation of the members/citizens to form a rule or government of the country.

In most current democracies, the citizens elect direct representation and these become the ruling house of the country.

Two of the weaknesses in this democratic process were identified by Socrates. Socrates was concerned that:

• an election process should be done with proper thought for if not you could build a representation that is ill-fitted. (Think before you vote)
• the representation should be properly qualified to serve in government. (Elect qualified personnel)

Socrates warned that if these two risks are not controlled somehow, then the democracy that was created will essentially be like a poorly directed ship ill-fitted for any journey and destined for troubles.

Modern democracies are typically supplemented by constitutions or charters of the legal rights of the citizens. This enshrines some basic stability so that any even flawed government can not ‘easily’ revoke the basic rights of its citizens.

The State of Israel has established and finally codified Basic rights in the 1990s with its Supreme Court. Therefore, it essentially has a constitutional equivalency of rights and freedoms. Technically, this should…