A by-the-numbers look at Election Day.

Twenty years ago professor Gil Troy wrote a powerful essay “Why I am a Zionist.” His message just as relevant and important today.

Freedom House, which monitors countries around the globe, reports that Israel's democracy thrives, while freedom is on the decline world-wide.

'This is not a matter of politics. This is an obligation placed on us, the people of law enforcement and upon me personally,' said Mandelblit.

The Jewish people have achieved something that no other people have achieved, says Israeli PM Netanyahu in his Independence Day greeting.

On Israel's election day, take a look at the Jewish State's democracy through the years!

Israel's democracy goes to great lengths to ensure that voters can turn out to choose the party they prefer on election day.    

According to the Democracy Index, Israel remains the only democracy in the Middle East, where freedom is guaranteed under the law to all, regardless of religion, ethnicity, or national origin.

Netanyahu's government has dodged another bullet and will maintain a slim coalition after Bennett backed down from his demand to become defense minister.

'The Knesset is—and will remain—a beacon of democracy, and the commitment to these values is shared across the political spectrum,' Edelstein stated. 

What is the Knesset? And what can it teach me about the only true democracy in the Middle East? Learn it all here!

If support for the Jewish state is declining, it may have more to do with American Jews than the Israelis they claim to deplore.

Israeli security policy is driven by Arab enmity–not Arab ethnicity.

Arab writers, seeking to become more like Israel, called on their countries to to develop their judicial systems and a democratic form of government, to stop repressing citizens and to invest in education.  

The unrelenting drive to bring an indictment—any indictment—against Netanyahu has long exceeded the bounds of reasonable law enforcement.

Israeli lawmakers are hosting representatives from 25 countries and organizations at the largest conference of its kind in the Knesset's history.

Not surprisingly, the vast majority of Arabs living are proud of their country, the only island of stability in the tormuless Middle East.  

'Israel is not an apartheid state and whoever says it is should be ashamed! I am proud of the State of Israel.'

A Muslim, Bedouin, Druze, and Christian Arab express their appreciation for Israel, a country where they have full rights and freedom unlike minorities in other countries in the region.

Top diplomat says, “In this region, Israel stands outs as a full-fledged democracy, fully committed to democratic principles, constitutional order and the rule of law."

The mayor of Nazareth says Abbas offered him political power in his predominantly Arab city in return for supporting Israel's Arab political party.

The online game, called “The Race to Law,” went live on Sunday, as part of a plan to teach children the principles of democracy and how the Knesset works.

"Israel has developed its technologies and developed its agriculture, industry, and military, becoming an advanced and respected country, while we currently occupy the bottom slot in every field," Ahmad Al-Sarraf concedes.

Olmert made history by becoming the first Israeli prime minister to go to prison, in a testament to Israel's robust democracy and justice system.

Here are nine awesome facts about women in Israel which prove the fact that Israel is the only true democracy in the Middle East, providing equality to all.

Israeli Arabs, like Jews, are proud to be Israeli, survey shows. Surprised? Don't be. It's for very good reason...