These Israelis Want to Fly Home to Vote. Netanyahu Is Trying to Stop Them
- 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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These Israelis want to fly home to vote. Netanyahu is trying to stop them
With only a matter of weeks until Israel heads to the ballot box, the sharpest political battleground is unfolding in the skies. Tens of thousands of Israelis living abroad are reportedly booking flights home to vote – and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party is trying to keep at least some of them grounded. On …
By Tal Shalev, CNN Just a few weeks after Israel goes to the polls, the hardest political battlefield is developing in the skies.Tens of thousands of Israelis living abroad are reportedly booking flights to return home and vote, and the Likud party from the U.S.
Tens of thousands of Israelis living abroad are reportedly booking flights back to the country to vote, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party is trying to keep at least some of them out of the country, CNN writes.
Most Israelis living abroad are not allowed to vote there. They have to travel to Israel to participate in the election. The Likud Party is a thorn in the eye of programs that, for example, offer discounted air tickets.
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