Though two weeks remain before Israel’s May 17 elections, diplomats serving abroad will begin casting their ballots Tuesday. The first polling station to open will be at the Israeli mission in Wellington, New Zealand, followed by 101 other polling stations at Israeli diplomatic offices around the world. Some 3,650 permanent Israeli diplomatic staff and emissaries are eligible to cast ballots until Thursday.
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