“Election days are not only about choosing a government and representatives. They are also celebrations of democracy, as they should be. With five elections in three and a half years, Israelis would be forgiven for being weary of voting yet again, but not only did Israelis turn out to vote on Tuesday, they did so in higher numbers than every previous election in this cycle. The fact that Israel remains a country where leaders are elected and accountable to the country’s citizens, that avowedly non-Zionist parties and Knesset candidates are not barred from running, and that turnout for the fifth election in this current cycle was the highest since 2015 are all reasons for Israel to be proud of its democratic record.”

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