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  "id": 16632233,
  "title": "Israel election: unable to vote from abroad, expats have to fly home",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/israel-election-unable-to-vote-from-abroad-expats-have-to-fly-home",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T16:47:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/israel-election-unable-to-vote-from-abroad-expats-have-to-fly-home"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Israelis can’t vote from abroad, so tens of thousands of expats are expected to fly home for the election. At Tel Aviv airport, supporters of opposition figure Gadi Eisenkot are already waiting at arrivals. A “Fly and Vote” initiative helps expats organise their trip, despite a failed petition from Netanyahu’s Likud party to restrict it. With polls predicting a tight race, every vote could count,…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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