Likud in warning letter: Stop the project to fly Israelis from abroad ahead of elections

The Likud party sent a legal warning letter to AID Coalition, the organization behind the 'Fly & Vote' project that subsidizes flights for Israelis abroad so they can vote. Likud claims the activity amounts to electoral bribery and a violation of party funding laws. The organization denies this, saying it is a non-partisan initiative to encourage voting.

The Likud party has sent a legal warning letter to AID Coalition, the organization operating the 'Fly & Vote' project, which subsidizes flights for Israelis residing abroad so they can exercise their right to vote in the 2026 elections. The letter alleges that this activity constitutes a criminal offense of electoral bribery and a violation of party funding laws as an illegal contribution. The organization was required to take down its website and cease all distribution of benefits to voters. In response, the organization claims it is a non-partisan project aimed solely at encouraging voting and participation in the democratic process, regardless of which party the voter intends to support. It asserts that it does not check voters' political leanings, and therefore no element of bribery or vote-buying exists. The letter marks another front in the political battle over the votes of Israelis overseas, a particularly sensitive issue ahead of the upcoming elections.