here's an overview of parameters on democracy from Freedom House. i'm going to list various incidents, policies or events from Israel and you're going to determine which of the parameters those cases potentially violate. be neutral and concrete. Got it?

POLITICAL RIGHTS
A. Electoral Process
A1: Was the current head of government or other chief national authority elected through free and fair elections? (Note: Heads of government chosen through various electoral frameworks, including direct elections for president, indirect elections for prime minister by parliament, and the electoral college system for electing presidents, are covered under this question. In cases of indirect elections for the head of government, the elections for the legislature or other body that chose the head of government, as well as the selection process for the head of government itself, should be taken into consideration. In systems where executive authority is formally divided between a head of state and a head of government, greater weight should be given to elections for the official with the most executive authority.)
Did independent, established, and reputable national and/or international election monitoring organizations judge the most recent election for head of government to have met democratic standards?
Was the most recent election for head of government called in a timely manner, without undue, politically motivated delays or an accelerated schedule that unfairly limited campaign opportunities for some candidates?
Was the registration of voters and candidates conducted in an accurate, timely, transparent, and nondiscriminatory manner?
Were women allowed to register and run as candidates?
Could all candidates make speeches, hold public meetings, and enjoy fair or proportionate media access throughout the campaign, free of intimidation?
Did voting take place by secret ballot?
Were voters able to vote for the candidate or party of their choice without undue pressure or intimidation?
Was the vote count transparent and timely, and were the official results reported honestly to the public?
Could election monitors from independent groups and representing parties/candidates watch the counting of votes to ensure its honesty?
Did voters have equal access to polling places and opportunities to cast ballots?
Has the most recently elected head of government been removed from office through violent, irregular, unconstitutional, or otherwise undemocratic means? (Note: Although a bloodless coup may ultimately lead to a positive outcome—particularly if it removes a head of government who was not freely and fairly elected—the new leader has not been freely and fairly elected and cannot be treated as such.)
Has the head of government’s electorally mandated term expired or been extended without new elections?
In cases where elections for regional, provincial, or state governors and/or other subnational executive officials differ significantly in conduct from national elections, does the conduct of the subnational elections reflect an opening toward improved political rights in the country, or, alternatively, a worsening of political rights?
A2: Were the current national legislative representatives elected through free and fair elections?
Did independent, established, and reputable domestic and/or international election monitoring organizations judge the most recent national legislative elections to have met democratic standards?
Were the most recent legislative elections called in a timely manner, without undue, politically motivated delays or an accelerated schedule that unfairly limited campaign opportunities for some parties or candidates?
Was the registration of voters and candidates conducted in an accurate, timely, transparent, and nondiscriminatory manner?
Were women allowed to register and run as candidates?
Could all candidates make speeches, hold public meetings, and enjoy fair or proportionate media access throughout the campaign, free of intimidation?
Did voting take place by secret ballot?
Were voters able to vote for the candidate or party of their choice without undue pressure or intimidation?
Was the vote count transparent and timely, and were the official results reported honestly to the public?
Could election monitors from independent groups and representing parties/candidates watch the counting of votes to ensure its honesty?
Have members of the most recently elected national legislature been removed from office through violent, irregular, unconstitutional, or otherwise undemocratic means?  (Note: Although a bloodless coup may ultimately lead to a positive outcome—particularly if it removes a legislature that was not freely and fairly elected—an appointed postcoup legislative body has not been freely and fairly elected and cannot be treated as such.)
Has the legislature’s electorally mandated term expired or been extended without new elections?
In cases where elections for subnational councils/parliaments differ significantly in conduct from national elections, does the conduct of the subnational elections reflect an opening toward improved political rights in the country, or, alternatively, a worsening of political rights?
A3: Are the electoral laws and framework fair, and are they implemented impartially by the relevant election management bodies?
Is there a clear, detailed, and fair legislative framework for conducting elections? (Note: Changes to electoral laws should not be made immediately preceding an election if these changes infringe on the ability of voters, candidates, or parties to fulfill their roles in the election.)
Does the composition of election commissions ensure their independence?
Are election commissions or other election authorities free from government or other pressure and interference?
Do adult citizens enjoy universal and equal suffrage?
Is the drawing of election districts conducted in a fair and nonpartisan manner, as opposed to malapportionment or gerrymandering for personal or partisan advantage?
Has the selection of a system for choosing legislative representatives (such as proportional versus majoritarian) been improperly manipulated to advance certain political interests or to influence the electoral results?
Are procedures for changing the electoral framework at the constitutional level, including referendums, carried out fairly and transparently, with adequate opportunity for public debate and discussion?
B. Political Pluralism & Participation
B1: Do the people have the right to organize in different political parties or other competitive political groupings of their choice, and is the system free of undue obstacles to the rise and fall of these competing parties or groupings?
Do political parties encounter undue legal or practical obstacles in their efforts to form and operate, including onerous registration requirements, excessively large membership requirements, etc.?
Do parties face discriminatory or onerous restrictions in holding meetings or rallies, accessing the media, or engaging in other peaceful activities?
Are laws and regulations governing party financing fair and equitably enforced? Do they impose excessive obstacles to political and campaign activity, or give an effective advantage to certain parties?
Are party members or leaders intimidated, harassed, arrested, imprisoned, or subjected to violent attacks as a result of their peaceful political activities?
In systems dominated by political parties, can independent candidates register and operate freely?
B2: Is there a realistic opportunity for the opposition to increase its support or gain power through elections?
Are various legal/administrative restrictions selectively applied to opposition parties to prevent them from increasing their support base or successfully competing in elections?
Are there genuine opposition forces in positions of authority, such as in the national legislature or in subnational governments?
Does intimidation, harassment, arrest, imprisonment, or violent attack as a result of peaceful political activities affect the ability of opposition party members or leaders to increase their support or gain power through elections?
Is there a significant opposition vote?
Did major opposition parties choose to boycott the most recent elections rather than participate in a flawed process?
B3: Are the people’s political choices free from domination by forces that are external to the political sphere, or by political forces that employ extrapolitical means?
Do entities that are external to the political system (the military, foreign powers, economic oligarchies, criminal organizations, armed militants, or any other powerful group) intimidate, harass, or attack voters or political figures in order to influence their political choices?
Do such groups offer bribes or other incentives to voters or political figures in order to influence their political choices?
Do entities within the political system, such as major parties and incumbent leaders, use extrapolitical means (corrupt patronage networks, control over land or employment, control over security forces, control over party militias, manipulation of state institutions or resources) to exert improper influence over the political choices of voters or political figures?
Do traditional or religious leaders use extrapolitical means (control over communal land or resources, bribes or economic incentives, violence or intimidation) to exert improper influence over the political choices of voters or political figures?
Do major private or public-sector employers directly or indirectly control the political choices of their workers?
Do major private donors to political parties or causes use opaque or illegal methods to exert improper influence over voters or political figures?
Does the formal structure of the political system give overriding authority to entities that are not accountable to voters (hereditary monarchs, religious hierarchies, unelected military or party officials, the sole legal party in one-party states), thus excluding the public from meaningful political participation?
B4: Do various segments of the population (including ethnic, racial, religious, gender, LGBT+, and other relevant groups) have full political rights and electoral opportunities?
Do national political parties of various ideological persuasions address issues of specific concern to these groups?
When other parties fail to address the interests of certain groups, are political parties that are focused on those groups—provided they espouse peaceful, democratic values—legally permitted and de facto allowed to operate?
Does the government inhibit the participation of certain groups in national or subnational political life through laws and/or practical obstacles—for example, by limiting access to voter registration or failing to publish public documents in certain languages?
Are the interests of women represented in political parties—for example, through party manifestos that address gender issues, gender equality policies within parties, and mechanisms to ensure women’s full and equal participation in internal party elections and decision-making?
Are there unusually excessive or discriminatory barriers to acquiring citizenship that effectively deny political rights to a majority or large portion of the native-born or legal permanent population, or is citizenship revoked to produce a similar result?
C. Functioning of Government
C1: Do the freely elected head of government and national legislative representatives determine the policies of the government? (Note: Because the score for question C1 is partly dependent on the presence of a freely elected head of government and national legislative representatives, under most circumstances it will not exceed the average of the scores for questions A1 and A2.)
Are the candidates who were elected freely and fairly duly installed in office, and were they able to form a functioning government within a reasonable period of time?
Do other appointed or non–freely elected state actors interfere with or prevent freely elected representatives from adopting and implementing legislation and making meaningful policy decisions?
Do nonstate actors, including criminal gangs and insurgent groups, interfere with or prevent elected representatives from adopting and implementing legislation and making meaningful policy decisions?
Do the armed forces or other security services control or enjoy a preponderant influence over government policy and activities, including in countries that are nominally under civilian control?
Do foreign governments control or enjoy a preponderant influence over government policy and activities by means including the presence of foreign military troops and the use of significant economic threats or sanctions? (Note: If a treaty was signed and ratified by a freely elected government, adherence to that treaty is typically not considered an improper external influence on policymaking, even if it limits a government’s options in practice.)
Is the freely elected government able to implement its decisions across the entire territory without interference from nonstate actors?
Does the executive exhibit excessive dominance over the legislature?
Has partisan polarization or obstructionism seriously impaired basic executive or legislative functions, such as approving a budget or filling important vacancies?
C2: Are safeguards against official corruption strong and effective?
Has the government implemented effective anticorruption laws or programs to prevent, detect, and punish corruption among public officials, including conflicts of interest?
Is the government free from excessive bureaucratic regulations, registration requirements, or other controls that increase opportunities for corruption?
Are there independent and effective auditing and investigative bodies that function without impediment or political pressure or influence?
Are allegations of corruption involving government officials thoroughly investigated and prosecuted without prejudice or political bias?
Are allegations of corruption given extensive and substantive airing in the media?
Do whistleblowers, anticorruption activists, investigators, and journalists enjoy legal protections that allow them to freely and safely report abuses?
C3: Does the government operate with openness and transparency?
Do citizens have the legal right and practical ability to obtain information about state operations and the means to petition government agencies for it?
Does the government publish information online, in machine-readable formats, for free, and is this information accessible by default?
Are civil society groups, interest groups, journalists, and other citizens given a fair and meaningful opportunity to comment on and influence pending policies or legislation?
Are elected representatives accessible to their constituents?
Is the budget-making process subject to meaningful legislative review and public scrutiny?
Does the state ensure transparency and effective competition in the awarding of government contracts?
Are the asset declarations of government officials open to public and media scrutiny and verification?
Additional Discretionary Political Rights Question
Is the government or occupying power deliberately changing the ethnic composition of a country or territory so as to destroy a culture or tip the political balance in favor of another group?
Is the government providing economic or other incentives to certain people in order to change the ethnic composition of a region or regions?
Is the government forcibly moving people in or out of certain areas in order to change the ethnic composition of those regions?
Is the government arresting, imprisoning, or killing members of certain ethnic groups in order change the ethnic composition of a region or regions?
CIVIL LIBERTIES
D. Freedom of Expression & Belief
D1: Are there free and independent media? (Note: “Media” refers to all relevant sources of news and commentary—including formal print, broadcast, and online news outlets, as well as social media and communication applications when they are used to gather or disseminate news and commentary for the general public. The question also applies to artistic works in any medium.)
Are the media directly or indirectly censored?
Is self-censorship common among journalists (the term includes professional journalists, bloggers, and citizen journalists), especially when reporting on sensitive issues, including politics, social controversies, corruption, or the activities of powerful individuals?
Are journalists subject to pressure or surveillance aimed at identifying their sources?
Are libel, blasphemy, security, or other restrictive laws used to punish journalists who scrutinize government officials and policies or other powerful entities through either onerous fines or imprisonment?
Is it a crime to insult the honor and dignity of the president and/or other government officials? How broad is the range of such prohibitions, and how vigorously are they enforced?
If media outlets are dependent on the government for their financial survival, does the government condition funding on the outlets’ cooperation in promoting official points of view and/or denying access to opposition parties and civic critics? Do powerful private actors engage in similar practices?
Do the owners of private media exert improper editorial control over journalists or publishers, skewing news coverage to suit their personal business or political interests?
Is media coverage excessively partisan, with the majority of outlets consistently favoring either side of the political spectrum?
Does the government attempt to influence media content and access through means including politically motivated awarding or suspension of broadcast frequencies and newspaper registrations, unfair control and influence over printing facilities and distribution networks, blackouts of internet or mobile service, selective distribution of advertising, onerous operating requirements, prohibitive tariffs, and bribery?
Are journalists threatened, harassed online, arrested, imprisoned, beaten, or killed by government or nonstate actors for their legitimate journalistic activities, and if such cases occur, are they investigated and prosecuted fairly and expeditiously?
Are works of literature, art, music, or other forms of cultural expression censored or banned for political purposes?
D2: Are individuals free to practice and express their religious faith or nonbelief in public and private?
Are registration requirements employed to impede the free functioning of religious institutions?
Are members of religious groups, including minority faiths and movements, harassed, fined, arrested, or beaten by the authorities for engaging in their religious practices?
Is state monitoring of peaceful religious activity so indiscriminate, pervasive, or intrusive that it amounts to harassment or intimidation?
Are religious practice and expression impeded by violence or harassment by nonstate actors?
Does the government appoint or otherwise influence the appointment of religious leaders?
Does the government control or restrict the production and distribution of religious writings or materials?
Is the construction of religious buildings banned or restricted?
Does the government place undue restrictions on religious education? Does the government require religious education?
Are individuals free to eschew religious beliefs and practices in general?
D3: Is there academic freedom, and is the educational system free from extensive political indoctrination?
Are teachers and professors at both public and private institutions free to pursue academic activities of a political and quasi-political nature without fear of physical violence or intimidation by state or nonstate actors?
Does the government pressure, strongly influence, or control the content of school curriculums for political purposes?
Is the allocation of funding for public educational institutions free from political manipulation?
Are student associations that address issues of a political nature allowed to function freely?
Does the government, including through school administration or other officials, pressure students and/or teachers to support certain political figures or agendas, including by requiring them to attend political rallies or vote for certain candidates? Conversely, does the government, including through school administration or other officials, discourage or forbid students and/or teachers from supporting certain candidates and parties?
D4: Are individuals free to express their personal views on political or other sensitive topics without fear of surveillance or retribution?
Are people able to engage in private discussions, particularly of a political nature, in public, semipublic, or private places—including restaurants, public transportation, and their homes, in person or on the telephone—without fear of harassment or detention by the authorities or nonstate actors?
Do users of personal online communications—including direct messages, voice or video applications, or social media accounts with a limited audience—face legal penalties, harassment, or violence from the government or powerful nonstate actors in retaliation for critical remarks?
Does the government employ people or groups to engage in public surveillance and to report alleged antigovernment conversations to the authorities?
E. Associational & Organizational Rights
E1: Is there freedom of assembly?
Are peaceful protests, particularly those of a political nature, banned or severely restricted?
Are the legal requirements to obtain permission to hold peaceful demonstrations particularly cumbersome or time-consuming?
Are participants in peaceful demonstrations intimidated, arrested, or assaulted?
Are peaceful protesters detained by police in order to prevent them from engaging in such actions?
Are organizers blocked from using online media to plan or carry out a protest, for example through DDoS attacks or wholesale blackouts of internet or mobile services?
Are similar restrictions and obstacles used to impede other public events, such as conferences, panel discussions, and town hall–style meetings?
Are public petitions, in which citizens gather signatures to support a particular policy or initiative, banned or severely restricted?
E2: Is there freedom for nongovernmental organizations, particularly those that are engaged in human rights– and governance-related work? (Note: This includes civic organizations, interest groups, foundations, think tanks, gender rights groups, etc.)
Are registration and other legal requirements for nongovernmental organizations particularly onerous or intended to prevent them from functioning freely?
Are laws related to the financing of nongovernmental organizations unduly complicated and cumbersome, or are there obstacles to citizens raising money for charitable causes or civic activism?
Are donors and funders of nongovernmental organizations free from government pressure?
Are members of nongovernmental organizations intimidated, arrested, imprisoned, or assaulted because of their work?
E3: Is there freedom for trade unions and similar professional or labor organizations?
Are trade unions allowed to be established and to operate without government interference?
Are workers pressured by the government or employers to join or not to join certain trade unions, and do they face harassment, violence, or dismissal from their jobs if they fail to comply?
Are workers permitted to engage in strikes, and do participants in peaceful strikes face reprisals? (Note: This question may not apply to workers in narrowly defined essential government services or public safety jobs.)
Are unions able to bargain collectively with employers and negotiate agreements that are honored in practice?
For states with primarily agricultural economies that do not necessarily support the formation of trade unions, does the government allow for the establishment of agricultural workers’ organizations or their equivalents? Is there legislation expressly forbidding the formation of trade unions?
Are professional organizations, including business associations, allowed to operate freely and without government interference?
F. Rule of Law
F1: Is there an independent judiciary?
Is the judiciary subject to interference from the executive branch of government or from other political, economic, or religious influences?
Are judges appointed and dismissed in a fair and unbiased manner?
Do judges rule fairly and impartially, or do they commonly render verdicts that favor the government or particular interests, whether in return for bribes or for other reasons?
Do executive, legislative, and other governmental authorities comply with judicial decisions, and are these decisions effectively enforced?
Do powerful private entities comply with judicial decisions, and are decisions that run counter to the interests of powerful actors effectively enforced?
F2: Does due process prevail in civil and criminal matters?
Are defendants’ rights, including the presumption of innocence until proven guilty, protected?
Do detainees have access to independent, competent legal counsel regardless of their financial means?
Are defendants given a fair, public, and timely hearing by a competent, independent, and impartial tribunal?
Is access to the court system in general dependent on an individual’s financial means?
Are prosecutors independent of political control and influence?
Are prosecutors independent of powerful private interests, whether legal or illegal?
Do law enforcement and other security officials operate professionally, independently, and accountably?
Do law enforcement officials make arbitrary arrests and detentions without warrants, or fabricate or plant evidence on suspects?
Do law enforcement and other security officials fail to uphold due process because of influence by nonstate actors, including organized crime, powerful commercial interests, or other groups?
F3: Is there protection from the illegitimate use of physical force and freedom from war and insurgencies?
Do law enforcement officials beat detainees during arrest or use excessive force or torture to extract confessions?
Are conditions in pretrial detention facilities and prisons humane and respectful of the human dignity of inmates?
Do citizens have the means of effective petition and redress when they suffer physical abuse by state authorities?
Does the law allow corporal punishment, and are such penalties employed in practice?
In countries that allow the death penalty, is it applied for crimes other than murder or in a manner that violates basic standards of justice?
Is violent crime common, either in particular areas or among the general population?
Is the population subjected to physical harm, forced removal, or other acts of violence or terror due to civil conflict or war?
F4: Do laws, policies, and practices guarantee equal treatment of various segments of the population?
Are members of various distinct groups—including ethnic, racial, religious, gender, LGBT+, and other relevant groups—able to effectively exercise their human rights with full equality before the law?
Is violence against such groups considered a crime, is it widespread, and are perpetrators brought to justice?
Do members of such groups face legal and/or de facto discrimination in areas including employment, education, and housing because of their identification with a particular group?
Do noncitizens—including migrant workers and noncitizen immigrants—enjoy basic internationally recognized human rights, including the right not to be subjected to torture or other forms of ill-treatment, the right to due process of law, and the freedoms of association, expression, and religion?
Do the country’s laws provide for the granting of asylum or refugee status in accordance with the 1951 UN Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, its 1967 Protocol, and other regional treaties regarding refugees? Has the government established a system for providing protection to refugees, including against refoulement (the return of persons to a country where there is reason to believe they would face persecution)?
G. Personal Autonomy & Individual Rights
G1: Do individuals enjoy freedom of movement, including the ability to change their place of residence, employment, or education?
Are there restrictions on foreign travel, including an exit visa system, which may be enforced selectively?
Is permission required from the authorities or nonstate actors to move within the country?
Do state or nonstate actors control or constrain a person’s ability to change their type and place of employment?
Are bribes or other inducements needed to obtain the necessary documents to travel, change one’s place of residence or employment, enter institutions of higher education, or advance in school?
Is freedom of movement impaired by general threats to physical safety, such as armed conflict? Do such threats lead to forced displacement?
Do women enjoy the same freedom of movement as men?
G2: Are individuals able to exercise the right to own property and establish private businesses without undue interference from state or nonstate actors?
Are people legally allowed to purchase and sell land and other property, and can they do so in practice without undue interference from the government or nonstate actors?
Do women face discrimination in property and inheritance rights?
Is fair business competition heavily skewed by political favoritism, cronyism, or other improper interference?
Are individuals protected from arbitrary expropriation, and do they receive adequate and timely compensation when property is seized?
Are people legally allowed to establish and operate private businesses with a reasonable minimum of registration, licensing, and other requirements?
Are bribes or other inducements needed to obtain the necessary legal documents to operate private businesses?
Do private/nonstate actors, including criminal groups, seriously impede private business activities through such measures as extortion?
G3: Do individuals enjoy personal social freedoms, including choice of marriage partner and size of family, protection from domestic violence, and control over appearance?
Does the government directly or indirectly control choice of marriage partner or other personal relationships through means such as bans on interfaith marriages, failure to enforce laws against child marriage or dowry payments, restrictions on same-sex relationships, or criminalization of extramarital sex?
Do individuals enjoy equal rights in divorce proceedings and child custody matters?
Do citizenship or residency rules undermine family integrity through excessively high or discriminatory barriers for foreign spouses or transmission of citizenship to children?
Does the government determine the number of children that a couple may have, including by denying access to or imposing birth control, or by criminalizing or imposing abortion?
Does the government restrict individuals’ choice of dress, appearance, or gender expression?
Do private institutions or individuals, including religious groups or family members, unduly infringe on the personal social freedoms of individuals, including choice of marriage partner, family size, dress, gender expression, etc.?
G4: Do individuals enjoy equality of opportunity and freedom from economic exploitation?
Do state or private employers exploit their workers through practices including unfairly withholding wages, permitting or forcing employees to work under unacceptably dangerous conditions, or adult slave labor and child labor?
Does tight government control over the economy, including through state ownership or the setting of prices and production quotas, inhibit individuals’ economic opportunity?
Do the revenues from large state industries, including the energy sector, benefit the general population or only a privileged few?
Do private interests exert undue influence on the economy—through monopolistic practices, concentration of ownership, cartels, or illegal blacklists—that impedes economic opportunity for the general population?
Do laws, policies, or persistent socioeconomic conditions effectively impose rigid barriers to social mobility, generally preventing individuals from rising to higher income levels over the course of their lives?