Only Israel Supports Progressive Values In The Middle East
Do you believe:
homosexuality should be legal?
that gays should have legal protection from discrimination and hate crimes?
that honor killings should be outlawed?
in free and fair elections?
in opposition parties being legal?
in free speech and assembly?
in free and open trials?
in religious freedom being protected?
in academic freedom?
in free artistic expression?
in uncensored media?
in freedom to criticize religion?
If you answered yes to all these questions then you share Israel's values. Israel is the only country in the Middle East that protects religious freedom, women's rights, and rights of gays. It is the only country in the Middle East that is an open and democratic country with fair and free political life as ranked by Freedom House.
Freedom House, founded in 1940, is a nonpartisan, broad based non-profit organization that monitors and evaluates democracy and freedom around the world. It ranks nations on a scale from 1-7.
1 is an open democratic society with fair and free political life.
6 is an autocratic regime with minimal political rights.
7 is an autocratic regime with severe oppression.
Israel is the only number one. The rest of the countries in the Middle East are mainly sevens, some sixes and one four and one five.
- Sources: Amnesty International, Freedom House, StandWithUs