Argument Against Democracy In Israel

What is democracy? Democracy is a system of government where all representatives of a state are elected by the public. When people think of a good leader, a leader who runs a democracy is what comes to mind. The first Israeli prime minister David Ben-Gurion was a leader who was for democracy. Yasser Arafat was the leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization, who worked against democracy. In fact, some would consider him a terrorist. A terrorist is someone who fights against democracy by using violent means against civilians in the pursuit of political aims. On May fourteenth of 1948, Israel was officially declared as a country by the United Nations. Before May fourteenth, Israel was formally known Mandatory Palestine. Mandatory Palestine a
It was seen as a conflict of interest because Italy and Germany declared war on Great Britain and its colonies and protectorates. While Ben-Gurion tried to help save European Jewry, there are some that disagree regardless of evidence that shows he tried. Some will say that David Ben-Gurion had no interest in helping the Jews during the Holocaust. Even though Ben-Gurion tried to put in effort to help the Jewish people, people will say that his motives for doing so were to create a Jewish statehood just to spread Zionism. Zionism is the belief that there should be a Jewish statehood. Though there are many that disagree with this because, Ben-Gurion was creating a Jewish state so he could fight for the democracy of the Jewish people. There was no ulterior motive on his part because, since he helped create Israel, he helped the Jews which is what he intended to do anyway. Ben-Gurion saw Jews of all different backgrounds as one family under the same roof, and this is what made him a good leader. He did not just focus on middle eastern/ Sephardic Jews, but also European/Ashkenazi Jews as well, and by doing so, Israel is a Jewish country to represent all Jewish people. Before and during the