Diplomats in UAE and Morocco vote in Israeli elections for the first time
Voting also took place Thursday in Jordan, Serbia, the US, Japan and Vietnam, among other locations. The Central Elections Committee said some 4,000 people were eligible to vote at 99 representative offices worldwide. Early voting for Israeli diplomats and staff at the country’s embassies abroad began on Wednesday evening, with the envoy to New Zealand casting the first vote in the elections. Ambassador Ran Yaakoby voted at a booth set up for diplomatic staff at the embassy in Wellington, which opened at 10 p.m. Israel time Wednesday. The final votes to be cast from abroad will be in Los An...