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Dual Israeli-US citizen Ilana Mittman did not know that she was stripped of her right to vote, at an Israeli consulate abroad in 1986. (Courtesy of Mittman via JTA)
August 29, 2026, 1:50 am
‘My blood is boiling’: Israeli expats gear up to sue for voting rights in Oct. 27 election 
Some 120 citizens abroad challenge removal from voter registry without their knowledge, seek to take case to High Court
By Natasha Mozgovaya
Israelis count the remaining ballots at the Knesset in Jerusalem, a day after the election, early on March 4, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
August 15, 2026, 5:26 am
Ballot battlefield takes shape as sides tussle over voters homebound and homeward bound
Experts say disputes over alleged efforts aimed at suppressing or targeting voters cut to the heart of the democratic process in a way that makes the October election among Israel’s most consequential
By Stav Levaton
US President Joe Biden delivers a speech on voting rights at the National Constitution Center, Tuesday, July 13, 2021, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
July 14, 2021, 4:00 am
Biden says US democracy threatened by Republican ‘subversion’
President says protecting voting rights is a ‘historic’ test for the country in wake of false accusations surrounding 2020 vote
By Saul Loeb and Sebastian Smith
Illustrative: A voter, right, checks in with an election worker before casting her ballot in the Pennsylvania primary in Philadelphia, June 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
October 26, 2020, 4:18 am
How US Jewish groups are protecting voting access in 2020
Mobilizing legal teams to report voter suppression, educating voters and helping people get signed up, the organizations say they are united in fighting minority disenfranchisement
By Ron Kampeas
Illustrative: Voters line up inside a polling site to cast their ballots, November 8, 2016, in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn in New York (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
September 29, 2020, 6:15 am
Trump’s 2016 team accused of deterring millions of Black Americans from voting
Report by UK’s Channel 4 says file shows campaign targeted African American in effort to subdue their vote
By AFP
Liz Garbus speaks at the premiere of the Netflix film "Lost Girls" in Park City, Utah, Jan. 28, 2020 (Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for Netflix via JTA)
September 19, 2020, 10:56 pm
Director of film on vote suppression: Activism a Jewish tradition
‘All In: The Fight for Democracy’ explores Stacey Abrams’ run for governor in Georgia in 2018; filmmaker Liz Garbus is the daughter of famed civil rights lawyer Martin Garbus
By Curt Schleier
An Arab Israeli woman votes in Israel's parliamentary elections on April 9, 2019, at a school turned polling station in the northern town of Taybe. (Ahmad GHARABLI / AFP)
September 18, 2019, 5:17 pm
Arab turnout rises to 60% after reaching an all-time low in April
Voter suppression efforts and warnings about Arabs flocking to the polls appear to have backfired, driving higher voter participation
By ToI Staff
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