Shahar Ilan and Roni Singer-Heruti, Haaretz Correspondents and The Associated Press: Israel bans Arab parties from running in upcoming elections
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Title:What happened to `I dissaprove of what you say but I will defend
Name:Gail
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to the death your right to say it?

That is the essence of democratic thinking, which believes that in a free marketplace of ideas, the best ideas will win.

The first requirement of a democracy is democratically minded citizens, so if this is evidence of how our citizenry thinks, we are in deep trouble.