Tens of thousands of Israelis who live overseas are expected to travel home to vote in Tuesday's general election, PBS NewsHour reports, citing the Associated Press and the US-based group AID Coalition.
Israeli law generally requires citizens to vote in person inside the country, with narrow exceptions for diplomats and some official envoys. The election is the first since the Hamas-led attacks of October 2023 and the wars that followed, and is widely seen as a verdict on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
One voter quoted by the agency, who moved to Toronto two decades ago, said she was travelling home for the first time to vote because she feared for Israeli democracy. Israel has more than 7.3 million registered voters, and polls suggest a close race. It is unclear how much the returning voters could affect the result.
Source: PBS NewsHour
