text: israel, today.? please, help me with the culture, economy, and politics of israel. thanks ;d wow, that's a big question. israeli culture is part western, part middle east, part eastern european. the economy relies on aid from us, as does the politics. israel is the only democracy in the middle east (apart from iraq maybe!), and so has the support of the west although it seems to be in a bit of a mess at the moment over its claims to the west bank etc. not sure this helps, but it might!