The Expat Voters Hoping to Swing Israel’s Election

New York Times25 October 2026, 09:01 UTCIsrael

The return of thousands of Israeli expats to vote in their country’s tight election has set off debate over their political influence. We traveled to Tel Aviv to find out why.

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