JEWISH INSIDER
After Israel’s election, expats leave country disappointed by result
Lahav Harkov
October 29, 2026

A day after the polls closed in Israel, Ben Gurion Airport was packed. The long lines for security were populated in part by Israeli expats who had returned to the Jewish state to vote, and were returning to their homes abroad. Some 67,000 Israelis were estimated to have flown in for the vote, making up more than a seat in the Knesset if they were to vote for the same party.  All of the expats who spoke with Jewish Insider at the airport on Wednesday night, several of whom were unwilling to speak on the record, voted for the bloc led by former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot, with most choosing the left-wing Democrats party…“Obviously I’m disappointed,” she said. “I’m hopeful it’s not the end. I do think that, in many ways, the coalition that we have today lost. … It’s clear the current government doesn’t have the same support they had before.”  READ MORE