ELECTION CONTROVERSY: Group Flying Israelis Home To Vote Accused Of Ties To Anti-Likud Campaign
Likud says the Fly & Vote program gives overseas Israelis prohibited election benefits, while organizers call it nonpartisan logistical help for voters.
- On Wednesday, The Likud petitioned Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg, chairman of the Central Elections Committee, demanding that initiatives aimed at helping Israelis abroad fly home for the election be blocked.
- Likud, represented by attorney Ilan Bombach, argued the initiative violates the Political Parties Financing Law, warning it could "seriously undermine the integrity of the election" by exerting "unfair influence."
- The America-Israel Democracy Coalition claims it operates "completely independently of any party framework," while more than 30,000 Israelis have registered with the initiative, with several thousand having paid a $75 commitment fee.
- Scrutiny intensified following a Channel 14 report alleging officials connected to the group supported "We Are the Judaism of the Declaration of Independence," which reportedly sought to influence traditional Likud voters.
- AID Coalition rejected the characterization of its relationships as "false and distorted," accusing Likud of seeking to prevent citizens from exercising their right to participate in determining the future of the State.
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ELECTION CONTROVERSY: Group Flying Israelis Home To Vote Accused Of Ties To Anti-Likud Campaign
An organization arranging flights to bring Israelis living abroad home to vote in the upcoming election is facing scrutiny following a Channel 14 report alleging connections between figures involved with the group and an initiative seeking to move traditional voters away from Likud. AID Coalition organizes flights for Israeli citizens abroad who want to return […]
Ahead of the October elections, a dispute has erupted in Israel over hundreds of thousands of citizens living abroad. While the opposition wants to get them back to vote, the ruling party says it is an unacceptable advantage.
Likud party Benjamíns Netanjahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, is asking the country's electoral commission to reject proposals to allow Israeli citizens abroad to vote in the þingkosning scheduled for late in the next month. It was announced today that the 600,000 Israeli citizens who live abroad may not vote in the þings, except for members of the þings. Stjørnarandstæðings have called on Israelis abroad to travel home and collect atkvæði utan…
Likud, party of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, filed an appeal to block initiatives to help expatriate Israelis return to vote in the October 27 legislative elections, which are expected to be tight. Likud, party of Netanyahu, filed an appeal against the "Fly and vote" program appeared first on Atlasinfo.
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