The Limits of Israel's Democracy in the Shadow of Security

Abraham Ben-Zvi

《Taiwan Journal of Democracy》 1卷2期 (2005/12) Pp. 1-23

https://doi.org/10.29654/TJD.200512.0001

並列摘要

Since its establishment in May 1948, the State of Israel has been faced with a broad range of security threats, some of which have resulted in full-scale wars with its neighbors. The article examines the impact that continued preoccupation with national and personal security has had upon the Israeli political culture and, in particular, upon the extent of its commitment to democratic norms and values. In this context, the role which the Israeli Supreme Court has played in constraining the government's efforts to infringe upon core democratic rights (such as the right of free expression) is underscored as a key element which has guaranteed that, even under the shadow of continued Arab-Israeli conflict and its domestic repercussions, the Jewish state has remained largely committed to the democratic rules of the game.

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