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Passengers arrive at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, as activists from various political parties wait to encourage them to vote for their parties in the upcoming election, October 25, 2026. (Rachel Alroey/Flash90)

J. The Jewish News of Northern California via JTA — Ayelet Frank was one of the first people to check in on Sunday, October 25, for a nonstop flight from San Francisco to Tel Aviv. A resident of Redwood City, California, since she left Israel in 1984, she is flying back for one reason: to vote in the October 27 election.

It’s the first time in her more than 40 years abroad that she is going back to cast a ballot.

“This election is unique. It’s very different than any other,” she told J. “It’s about Israel’s very existence.…