成千上万在海外的以色列人正飞回国内，参加10月27日的选举投票。许多人认为，这次选举是对本雅明·内塔尼亚胡及其极右翼政府的一次关键考验。
Thousands of Israelis abroad are flying home to vote in the Oct 27 election, which many see as a crucial test of Benjamin Netanyahu and his hard-right government.
许多选民表示，这场竞选关乎以色列的未来，包括宗教、民主以及国家在海外的形象。其中一些人是在离开多年后选择回国。
Many voters say the race is about Israel's future, including religion, democracy, and how the country is seen abroad, with some returning after years away.
“援助联盟”（Aid Coalition）的“飞行与投票”（Fly & Vote）计划正在为选民提供旅行协助，但利库德集团指责该计划涉嫌贿选，目前一项和解协议已叫停了新的机票销售。
The Aid Coalition's Fly & Vote scheme is helping voters travel, but Likud has accused it of bribery, and a settlement has stopped new ticket sales.
耶路撒冷——利兰·纳曼表示，他花费了800欧元（约合1148新加坡元），从他居住了11年的阿姆斯特丹飞回祖国以色列，这一切都是为了参加10月27日的选举投票。
AI generated JERUSALEM - Liran Naaman said he spent €800 (S$1,148) to fly from Amsterdam, where he has lived for the past 11 years, to his native Israel, all to vote in the Oct 27 election.
除了新冠疫情期间，他每次选举都会回国投票，并认为这一次他的参与比以往任何时候都更加重要。
He has returned to vote in every election except during the Covid-19 pandemic, and believes this time his participation matters more than ever.
“我们政府的行为方式正在伤害我个人以及其他在海外的以色列人，”这位项目经理告诉法新社。
“The way that our government is conducting itself is harming me personally and the rest of the Israelis abroad,” the project manager told AFP.
在加沙、伊朗和黎巴嫩经历了近三年的战争后，此次选举被广泛视为对总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡及其极右翼政府的一次全民公投。民调显示选情胶着。以色列是少数几个不允许公民在海外投票的民主国家之一。
The election is widely seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his hard-right government after nearly three years of war in Gaza, Iran and Lebanon. Polls show a tight race. Israel is one of a handful of democracies that does not allow citizens to vote if they are abroad.
海外选民的涌入令内塔尼亚胡阵营感到担忧，他们意识到，在内塔尼亚胡最近的任期内，已有数万名心怀不满的以色列人离开了这个国家。
The influx of overseas voters has alarmed Netanyahu’s bloc, mindful of how tens of thousands of Israelis, disgruntled during his latest tenure, have left the country.
据倡导以色列民主的美国非政府组织“援助联盟”称，预计将有超过5万名以色列人回国投票。
More than 50,000 Israelis are expected to travel home to cast their ballots, according to the Aid Coalition, a US-based NGO that advocates for Israeli democracy.
对于拥有法国和以色列双重国籍的西尔维·利吉来说，这个国家正处于“两种截然不同的世界观：是以《托拉》（圣经）为宪法，还是以自由民主为准则”的十字路口。
For Sylvie Lidgi, a dual French-Israeli national, the country stands at a crossroads between “two opposing visions of the world: either the Torah (Bible) as a constitution, or a liberal democracy”.
“这就是我要去投票的原因，”这位巴黎退休人员告诉法新社，并指出她上一次在以色列投票还是在1973年。
“That’s why I’m going to vote,” the Parisian pensioner told AFP, noting that the last time she cast a ballot in Israel was in 1973.
此后，她一直觉得身居海外时投票并不妥当。“但今年真的不同了，”她说。“这关乎价值观。”以色列的“关键时刻”对于将从曼谷飞回国投票的初创企业顾问塔米·吉尼格（Tami Giniger）来说，宗教与国家之间的关系也是一个决定性因素。
Since then, she had felt it inappropriate to vote while living abroad. “But this year, it’s really different,” she said. “It’s about values.” ‘Crucial time’ for Israel The relationship between religion and state is also a decisive factor for Tami Giniger, a startup consultant who will fly home from Bangkok to vote.
“这是一个关键时刻……关乎定义什么是以色列人，什么是犹太教，以及这些事物如何共同运作，”她说。
“This is a crucial time... for defining what is Israeli, what is Judaism, how these things work together,” she said.
“我确实热爱（以色列）作为一个犹太国家。但我不认为它需要变得狂热，”她补充道。
“I do love that (Israel) is a Jewish state. But I don’t think that it needs to be fanatic,” she added.
援助联盟（Aid Coalition）发起了一项名为“飞行与投票”（Fly & Vote）的无党派倡议，旨在帮助希望回国参加选举的海外以色列人。该项目提供有关投票站位置和身份证明要求的信息。
The Aid Coalition has launched a non-partisan initiative, called Fly & Vote, to assist Israelis abroad who want to return for the election. The programme provides information on the location of polling stations and identification requirements.
它还通过购买商业航班座位并转售来协助安排行程，在某些情况下还包租了飞机。
It also helps arrange travel by purchasing seats on commercial flights and reselling them, and in some cases has chartered aircraft.
内塔尼亚胡所在的利库德集团（Likud）于9月初向以色列中央选举委员会提交了一份请愿书，指控该倡议涉嫌选举贿赂。
Likud, Netanyahu’s party, filed a petition with Israel’s Central Elections Committee in early September, accusing the initiative of electoral bribery.
援助联盟主席乔纳森·巴萨德（Jonathan Barsade）告诉法新社，这一指控“毫无根据”，并表示该非政府组织并未提供任何经济激励。
Aid Coalition president Jonathan Barsade told AFP the accusation had “no foundation whatsoever” and that the NGO does not provide financial incentives.
上周达成的一项和解协议要求该非政府组织停止作为项目的一部分出售额外航班，同时允许此前购买的机票继续有效。“你需要和我们一起受苦”尽管一些海外以色列人认为应该允许他们在使馆投票，但纳曼（Naaman）表示，他赞赏必须回国并在决定如何投票前体验国家现实的要求。“身处以色列所带来的视角与身在国外截然不同，”他说。
A settlement reached last week requires the NGO to stop selling additional flights as part of the programme, while allowing previously purchased tickets to remain valid. ‘You need to suffer with us’While some Israelis abroad argue they should be allowed to vote at embassies, Naaman says he appreciates the requirement to return home and experience the country’s reality before deciding how to vote. “Being in Israel gives a very different perspective than being abroad,” he said.
“当我的家人和朋友来（阿姆斯特丹）探望时，他们总是担心欧洲已经沦陷，欧洲的一切都变得糟糕透顶，”他说。
“When my family and friends come to visit (in Amsterdam), they’re always afraid that Europe has fallen and that everything has become horrible in Europe,” he said.
“而当我和他们交谈时，我觉得（他们）好像每周二和周三都要面对伊朗的导弹一样！”他说。
“And when I’m talking to them, I feel like (they) have Iranian missiles every Tuesday and Wednesday!” he said.
亲属们批评他，称他在战争期间滞留海外，却又回来为国家的未来投票。
Relatives have criticised him for remaining abroad during the war while returning to vote for the country’s future.
“你需要在这里和我们一起受苦，才能获得那种特权，”他转述他们传达给他的信息时说道。
“You need to be here and suffer with us in order to gain that privilege,” he said, describing their message to him.
然而，受访者表示，尽管身处异国，以色列政治仍对他们有着深远的影响。
Yet interviewees said Israeli politics continues to affect them deeply, despite the distance.
吉尼格（Giniger）表示，在反犹太主义抬头之际，她感到有一种“责任”，要通过自己的选票来影响“当今世界如何看待犹太人和以色列人”。她认为，全国大选将决定以色列与世界其他地区的关系。
Giniger said she felt a “responsibility” to influence through her vote how “Jews and Israelis are perceived in the world today” at a time of rising anti-Semitism. National elections, she argued, will shape Israel’s relations with the rest of the world.
“那些联盟以及世界看待我们的方式对我们至关重要。”44岁的阿里埃拉·汉克（Ariella Hanker）是达拉斯的一名癌症研究科学家，她出生于以色列，父母是美国人。
“Those alliances and the way that the world sees us are crucial to us.”Ariella Hanker, 44, a cancer research scientist in Dallas, was born in Israel to American parents.
作为一名虔诚的犹太教徒，她在成长于美国的同时，始终感到与出生国有着紧密的联系。
An observant Jew, she grew up in the United States but has always felt strong ties to her country of birth.
2022年内塔尼亚胡重掌政权，且其政府寻求推进一项广受批评的司法改革后，她下定决心要在下次选举时回去投票。
After Netanyahu returned to power in 2022 and his government sought to advance a widely criticised judicial overhaul, she resolved to return for the next election.
“我不知道我的投票是否真的会产生什么影响，”她说，“但这更多是一件个人的事情。我不想变得自满。”
“I don’t know that my vote really will affect anything,” she said. “But it’s more a personal thing. I don’t want to be complacent.”
“我只是非常担心一个强大、民主的以色列的未来。我不想因为它的衰落而责怪自己。我想告诉自己，我已尽我所能去阻止它。”法新社
“I’m just really worried about the future of a strong, democratic Israel. And I don’t want to blame myself for its downfall. I want to tell myself I did what I could to prevent it.”AFP