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Israel is the only democratic country in the Middle East.

Israel is the only democracy in this part of the world.

Israel is the only country in the Middle East where Arabs can be elected to the parliament in a democratic election.

Israel cannot be a democracy if it occupies land of other people.

Since Israel is a democratic state surrounded by essentially undemocratic states which have sworn her destruction, those interested in democracy everywhere must support Israel's existence.

We are fighting to keep Israel a democracy - not just in terms of its electoral system but also in terms of its values.

The idea that the State of Israel could be democracy only for its Jewish citizens is unconscionable, and we must find a way to address this.

Israel is the only country in the world that is ready to make compromises - even though it did not lose any wars.

The fact is that democracy anywhere in the world, including in the United States, is not something that comes easy. And yet, we are committed to it, and equality and democracy are the only ways in the long run that Jews will be safe in the Middle East.