Backing up the argument: Israel is the only real democracy in the Middle East. Israel is the only nation in the area that operates under the rule of humanitarian law. Israel is one of the only countries in the Middle East that fundamentally affirms human rights and human dignity in its basic laws. Its Supreme Court is among the most renowned in the world, and it has repeatedly overruled the army and the government to ensure that they operate under the rule of law. Israeli law provides equal rights and human dignity for all its peoples, Jewish and Arab alike. The Palestinian Authority does not show respect for human rights. It tortures and kills alleged collaborators without even a semblance of due process. It tolerates little dissent and it is intolerant of alternative lifestyles. Palestinian propagandists invoke “human rights” merely as a tactic against Israel. The same Palestinian propagandists who so loudly and hypocritically complain whenever Israel slightly deviates from human rights perfection have been quick to praise and support destroyers of human rights, ranging from Saddam Hussein to Muammar Qadhafi to Fidel Castro. Arab countries have flagrantly violated the human rights of their citizens, yet receive infinitely less criticism than Israel. ( See background )