Israelis abroad expected to fly home to vote in high-stakes election
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The election is the first since the 2023 Hamas-led attacks and regional wars, prompting some Israelis living abroad to travel long distances to vote due to the rise of the far right.
For two decades since leaving Israel for Canada, Yael Natra said, she didn't consider returning to vote in her home country's elections. She felt it wasn't right to cast a ballot in a place she no longer lived. But now, after seeing the far right gain power, Natra, 61, said she believed she had no choice. Ahead of Israel's election on Tuesday - the first since the 2023 Hamas-led attacks and ensuing wars in the region - Natra spent thousands of dollars to travel nearly 6,000 miles from Toronto to
Israel uses a parliamentary system where elections determine the composition of the Knesset, the country's legislative body, which in turn influences the formation of the government.
- •The official election results
- •The formation of a new governing coalition
- •Potential policy shifts regarding regional conflicts