63,000 Israeli expats flew home to vote in the election.
Posted by Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov, Checked
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Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica TarlovOct 27, 2026
The 63,000 figure is the claimant's own number from the passage and falls within the AID Coalition's estimate of 'as many as 67,000' Israelis returning to vote, which multiple outlets reported on election day.
This claim is about the present, so it is judged as of the day it was checked.
What was said
… Local time. I don't know if you've been watching the videos from airports of Israelis coming home to vote, because you have to vote in person. It's 63,000. I've been crying watching these people come back to their mind to save their country, and Israeli, I was so taken with this. She said, "Any moment now, they'll head back home. I'll probably never know who they are, but they came to give us a chance at a better life here." …
Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. Multiple outlets, including CBS, NPR, The Atlantic and Le Monde, report that an AID Coalition / Fly&Vote survey estimates as many as 67,000 Israeli expats returning to vote, which is consistent with the 63,000 figure in the claim.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Context. The 67,000 figure is an estimate based on surveys and registration data, not an official count, and an economist quoted by Reuters estimated 70,000 to 80,000, so the true number is uncertain.[6][7]
Context. Coverage published on 2026-10-27 describes Israelis as having already flown in to vote, which supports the past-tense framing as of the posting date.[2][4][5]
Context. The claim's figure matches the post's own passage ('It's 63,000'), so the extraction is faithful to the passage.
Sources
7 sources: 1 fact-checker, 3 tier 2, 3 not rated
- 1Tens of thousands of Israelis living abroad expected to fly ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Israelis living in U.S., other countries spend thousands to fly in to ...cbsnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports, context
- 3Tens of thousands of Israeli expats expected to fly home to vote in ...npr.org · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4Flying Across the World to Votetheatlantic.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports, context
- 5Thousands of Israelis living abroad return home to vote in ...lemonde.fr · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 6Israelis fly home for ‘most important election we’ve ever had’csmonitor.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 7Election anxiety drives some Israelis to consider exit − for goodrmb.reuters.com · not rated · cited for: context
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