Likud against bringing voters from abroad: Solberg set a hearing on the matter

The chairman of the Central Elections Committee, Judge Noam Solberg, set a hearing on the Likud petition against the Fly&Vote project, which helps Israelis abroad fly to Israel to vote. Solberg demands clarifications regarding the funds collected from participants, the scope of his authority over the American entity AID Coalition, and whether the activity is subject to election propaganda and party financing laws.

The chairman of the Central Elections Committee, Judge Noam Solberg, set a hearing on the Likud petition against the Fly&Vote project, which helps Israelis abroad fly to Israel to vote in the elections. Solberg demands detailed clarifications from Likud and the AID Coalition organization regarding the funds collected from participants, the division of activity between Israel and abroad, and whether his authority as committee chairman extends to an American entity operating outside Israel. The petition also includes claims against the Fly&AID project, which offers a "service scholarship" of $250 per day for volunteer activity. Likud argues that the organized activity to bring voters from abroad requires examination under election propaganda and party financing laws. Fly&Vote presents itself as a non-partisan project. Solberg raised a fundamental question regarding his authority over a foreign entity, and the Attorney General was required to present her position. The hearing will take place on October 6 in the Knesset Constitution Committee hall.