A Fly&Vote projection puts prospective trips from overseas Israelis at about 67,000 as an in-person voting rule requires most citizens abroad to return for Tuesday's election.
The figure counts planned journeys, not confirmed arrivals or ballots cast. AID Coalition, the U.S. nonprofit operating Fly&Vote, describes the initiative as nonpartisan and says participants cover their own travel expenses.
EconoTimes previously covered Fly&Vote's travel estimate. Its published information does not show which parties prospective travelers support.
Israel's Central Elections Committee permits overseas ballots at diplomatic missions for certain employees of state and national institutions serving abroad and qualifying family members. Most other eligible citizens living overseas must travel to Israel to cast their ballots. The travel requirement puts the cost of reaching Israel on participants, according to AID Coalition's terms.
NDTV described a close contest between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition and a centrist bloc backing former military chief Gadi Eisenkot. NDTV reported that some expatriates interviewed by The Wall Street Journal planned to vote against Netanyahu; it said preferences across the wider group were unclear.
Al Jazeera also reported that Eisenkot called on Netanyahu to leave office at his final campaign rally. The appeal was covered in EconoTimes' earlier report on Eisenkot's rally.
All 120 Knesset seats are being contested, and a governing majority requires 61. NDTV reported that Israel's proportional system has not produced an outright single-party majority, leaving parties to negotiate alliances. Its account of pre-election polling said neither Netanyahu's coalition nor the opposition bloc was assured of reaching 61 seats.
NDTV described the vote as Israel's first national election since the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks. Voting is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 27.
