Israeli 'Fly&Vote' movement gaining steam
by editors@theworld.org (Stephanie Freid) from The World: Latest Stories on (#788MM)
Israel does not allow absentee voting, forcing the 500,000 Israeli ex-pats eligible to vote to choose between an expensive trip home or sitting out the country's most consequential election in years. To help Israelis return, the AID Coalition, a US-based nonprofit organization, launched an initiative called Fly&Vote. From Tel Aviv, Stephanie Freid reports.