The myth of Israel as the region's 'only democracy' should be dead. Not in western media

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”. The BBC framed it as a pivotal election “defined by security and democracy”. The New York Times cast it as hard-right nationalism against Israel’s “founding ideals”. Le Monde gave it extensive coverage with seemingly little regard for the expectations of Palestinians , the axis of the whole campaign. But the numbers are now in, and they tell a story the democracy-worshippers have chosen not to read.