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‘A national emergency’: Bay Area Israelis fly home to vote in pivotal election

by | Oct 27, 2026 | JPost | 0 comments

Tamar Krigel holds up an Israeli flag on she waits to check in for Israeli airline El Al’s nonstop flight from San Francisco to Tel Aviv, Oct. 25, 2026. Her shirt reads, "Flight for change."  (photo credit: Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff/Report for America/JTA)
Israeli expats are spending thousands of dollars to cast ballots in an election they see as critical to their country’s future.