Israel has been declassified as a liberal democracy by the V-Dem index due to government attacks on the judiciary. This change places Israel among countries like Brazil or Poland instead of the U.S. or England. The demotion comes after judicial overhaul efforts and escalating attacks on civil liberties within Israel, particularly during the war in Gaza.
Israel demoted from ‘liberal democracy’ in new global democracy report https://t.co/DKwB2jimTs
.@dahliasc As Israel wages war in Gaza, attacks on civil liberties within Israel are escalating. The most far-right government in Israel's history never gave up its battle against liberal democracy. And war is a great time for a takeover @haaretzcom https://t.co/hFtL5q0EUd
In wake of judicial overhaul efforts, global index demotes Israeli democracy https://t.co/ZtfNmHmnqp
For the first time in 50 years, Israel no longer enjoys the status of a "liberal democracy" due to "government attacks on the judiciary," according to the V-Dem Institute's 2024 Democracy Report. Report by @BreuerEliav https://t.co/vaU2FGuCsR
Israel gets declassified from being a liberal democracy by the V-Dem index. It now ranks among Brazil or Poland rather than the U.S. or England. https://t.co/kCH1FWltIX