BOOK SERIES
HUMAN RIGHTS
Israel represents justice, resilience, and hope. It is a nation of indigenous people who overcame 1,900 years of oppression to achieve freedom in their ancestral home. Despite its flaws and conflicts, Israel upholds human rights and is the only proven democracy in the Middle East.
1948: 856,000
2015: 3,880
1909: 20%
2015: 3%
1950: 15%
2016: 1%
1949: 34,000
2015: 163,000
1949: 111,500
2015: 1.4 million
| Government | Free and Fair Elections | Opposition Parties Legal | Minority Participation | Freedom House Rating* (Scale 1-7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Egypt |
Limited |
YES |
Limited |
6 |
|
Iran |
Very Limited |
Very Limited |
Very Limited |
6 |
|
Jordan |
Limited |
Limited |
Limited |
6 |
|
Lebanon |
Limited |
Limited |
Limited |
5 |
|
Gaza |
NO |
NO |
NO |
7 |
|
West Bank |
Limited |
Limited |
Limited |
6 |
|
Saudia Arabia |
NO |
NO |
Very Limited |
7 |
|
Sudan |
NO |
Very Limited |
NO |
7 |
|
Syria |
NO |
NO |
Limited |
7 |
|
Israel |
YES |
YES |
YES |
1 |
* Freedom House, founded in 1940, is a nonpartisan, broad-based, nonprofit organization that monitors and evaluates democracy and freedom around the world. It ranks nations on a scale of 1 to 7.
See the 2015 Freedom House “Freedom in the World” report at www.freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/freedom-world-2015
| Government | Homesexuality Legal | Legal Protection | Honor Killings** Punished |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Egypt |
YES (But LGBTQ people are
prosecuted under lewd
conduct laws.) |
NO |
NO |
|
Iran |
NO (Gay men are put to death.) |
NO |
NO |
|
Jordan |
YES (But reports of honor
killings and gay men seeking
asylum elsewhere) |
NO |
NO |
|
Lebanon |
NO* |
NO |
NO |
|
Gaza |
NO |
NO |
NO |
|
West Bank |
YES (But no protection
from hate crimes) |
NO |
Minimal |
|
Saudia Arabia |
NO (Gay men are put to death.) |
NO |
NO |
|
Syria |
NO (3 years’ imprisonment) |
NO |
Minimal |
|
Israel |
YES |
YES |
YES |
* Freedom House, founded in 1940, is a nonpartisan, broad-based, nonprofit organization that monitors and evaluates democracy and freedom around the world. It ranks nations on a scale of 1 to 7.
**An “honor killing” occurs when a male kills a female family member who has had sex – or is rumored to have had sex – outside of marriage, either by choice or because she was raped. Some countries have no penalties or only light penalties for this kind of killing.
| Government | Percentage of Women Who Are Illiterate (Age 15 and Older) | Travel Restrictions (Husband’s or Male Relative’s Consent Required) | Percentage of Women in Labor Force |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Egypt |
31.9% |
YES |
24% |
|
Iran |
16.8% |
YES |
16% |
|
Jordon |
2.6% |
YES |
15% |
|
Libya |
14.2% |
YES (In practice) |
30% |
|
Palestinian Authority |
5.59% |
YES (In Practice) |
15% |
|
Saudia Arabia |
8.2% |
YES |
17% |
|
Syria |
19% |
YES |
13% |
|
Israel |
3.9% |
NO |
57% (similar to U.S./U.K.) |
| Government | Free Speech & Assembly | Fair & Open Trials | Religious Freedom Protected | Freedom House Rating* (Scale 1-7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Egypt |
Limited |
NO |
NO |
5 |
|
Iran |
NO |
NO |
NO |
6 |
|
Jordan |
Minimal |
Limited |
Limited |
5 |
|
Lebanon |
Limited |
NO |
Limited |
4 |
|
Gaza |
NO |
NO |
NO |
6 |
|
West Bank |
Limited |
NO |
Limited |
5 |
|
Saudia Arabia |
NO |
NO |
NO |
7 |
|
Sudan |
NO |
NO |
NO |
7 |
|
Syria |
NO |
NO |
Limited |
7 |
|
Israel |
YES |
YES |
YES |
2 |
* Freedom House, founded in 1940, is a nonpartisan, broad-based, nonprofit organization that monitors and evaluates democracy and freedom around the world. It ranks nations on a scale of 1 to 7.
| Government | Free Media (Uncensored) | Freedom to Criticize Religion | Academic Freedom | Free Artistic Expression | Free Entry/Foreign Arts/Books/Press |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Egypt |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
Partial |
|
Iran |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
|
Jordan |
NO |
NO |
Partial |
Partial |
Partial |
|
Palestinian Authority |
NO |
NO |
Partial |
Partial |
N/A |
|
Saudia Arabia |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
|
Syria |
NO |
N/A |
NO |
NO |
NO |
|
Israel |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
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