I object strongly to those who claim Israel is not a democracy.
It is a democracy! But it’s an apartheid democracy. That’s the finer point they are missing.
It’s a system where democratic rights and representation exist for some while being denied to others. Consider the nation-state law, differential rights between Jewish and Palestinian citizens, and the exclusion of Palestinians in the occupied territories from voting in Israeli elections.
The finer point isn’t whether Israel is a democracy, but what kind of democracy it is—and whether such a system truly embodies democratic ideals.
If you are in doubt, I encourage you to study Israeli democracy.