you can ill afford to lose people like that i m sorry but i can disagree with them if they re factually wrong and he is factually wrong on this particular case israeli democracy is strong and vibrant i mean i urge you just to go to your computer and read a dozen israeli newspapers how much criticism will you find of the government when and where else in the middle east do trade union strike and can close down the whole country whereas in the middle east you have vigorous debates in parliament where government policy is debated and politicians argue with each other in an open way whereas in the middle east you have petitions being signed and demonstrations that we are a country with faults but we are a vibrant pluralistic democratic society and anyone who says to the country is simply not telling the truth. story gifts be good thank you very. good because.