640,000 young Israelis may decide 12 Knesset seats in Tuesday vote
640,000 young Israelis are eligible to vote, and their choices could decide as many as 12 seats in the Knesset.
By Thomas Bennett ·
More than 640,000 Israelis aged 18 to 22 are eligible to vote in Tuesday's election, and their choices could decide as many as 12 seats in the Knesset. One of them is Yael Chernyvsky, 18, from Ramat Hasharon, who said she is voting to change the future of the country. She spoke before an event where leading politicians addressed more than 1,000 first-time voters, many of them in pre-military programs. Tammy Hoffman, head of the education policy program at the IDI, said the institute co-sponsored the event with the Yigal Allon Center. A survey found that 80% to 95% of prospective first-time Jewish and Arab voters said they would definitely or probably vote. A separate poll found 67% of young respondents certain they would vote and another 19% thinking they would. National security and the cost of living ranked highest among young voters. Political leanings are harder to pin down, but mock elections at high schools showed most students backing Yashar and Beyachad, with some support for Likud but little for Itamar Ben-Gvir's far-right party.
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A group of young Israelis standing in line to vote in an election, with a sign in the background that reads 'Vote for Change.' The setting is a polling station in a modern city, with bright lights and a sense of anticipation in the air.
640,000 young Israelis are eligible to vote in Tuesday's election, and their choices could decide as many as 12 seats in the Knesset. One of them is Yael Chernyvsky, 18, from Ramat Hasharon, who said she is voting to change the future of the country. She spoke before an event where leading politicians addressed more than 1,000 first-time voters, many of them in pre-military programs. Tammy Hoffman, head of the education policy program at the IDI, said the institute co-sponsored the event with the Yigal Allon Center. A survey found that 80% to 95% of prospective first-time Jewish and Arab voters said they would definitely or probably vote. A separate poll found 67% of young respondents certain they would vote and another 19% thinking they would. National security and the cost of living ranked highest among young voters. Political leanings are harder to pin down, but mock elections at high schools showed most students backing Yashar and Beyachad, with some support for Likud but little for Itamar Ben-Gvir's far-right party.
640,000 young Israelis are eligible to vote in Tuesday's election, and their choices could decide as many as 12 seats in the Knesset. One of them is Yael Chernyvsky, 18, from Ramat Hasharon, who said she is voting to change the future of the country. She spoke before an event where leading politicians addressed more than 1,000 first-time voters, many of them in pre-military programs. Tammy Hoffman, head of the education policy program at the IDI, said the institute co-sponsored the event with the Yigal Allon Center. A survey found that 80% to 95% of prospective first-time Jewish and Arab voters said they would definitely or probably vote. A separate poll found 67% of young respondents certain they would vote and another 19% thinking they would. National security and the cost of living ranked highest among young voters. Political leanings are harder to pin down, but mock elections at high schools showed most students backing Yashar and Beyachad, with some support for Likud but little for Itamar Ben-Gvir's far-right party.
Source: The Jerusalem Post
