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Israeli expatriates return to vote in tight election as new parties may decide the outcome

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The Expat Voters Hoping to Swing Israel’s Election
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Thousands of Israeli expatriates are returning to vote in the country's tight election, and their return has set off debate over their political influence. The New York Times sent a video team to Tel Aviv to find out why the expat vote matters. The New Yorker reports that voters, frustrated with the polarization of the Netanyahu era, are looking for ways to create change, and that political upstarts may decide the outcome of the election.

This continues an earlier story: Polls show Israel's election in a dead heat as party negotiations and an overseas factor loom

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  1. The New York Times

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    The New York Times reports that the return of thousands of Israeli expats to vote in the country's tight election has set off debate over their political influence, and its video team traveled to Tel Aviv to explain why.

  2. The New Yorker

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    The New Yorker reports that voters, frustrated with the polarization of the Netanyahu era, are looking for ways to create change, and that political upstarts may decide Israel's election.

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