If Israel is a democracy, then why is it ranked 93rd out of a total of 100 countries in freedom of speech according to Reporters Without Borders?

First, there are 180 countries listed, not 100.
Second, they rank Israel 101st, not 93rd.
Third, I am not sure what they are ranking - I couldn't find their methods - but it isn't exactly democracy - it isn't even an attempt at ranking democracy.  The democracy index ranks Israel 36th out of 167 countries. See @Democracy Index

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