No one can accuse Israelis of voter apathy. According to an analysis by the National Security Studies (INSS) think tank, even
more Israelis went to the polls in that country’s recent election than initially reported.
While the official Israeli voter turnout figures said that 3,834,136 out of 5,656,705 eligible voters casted ballots, the INSS reports that the voter registry of Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics includes 400,000-500,000 who live abroad, meaning they could not vote on Jan. 22. Therefore, with those voters subtracted from the registry, turnout among individuals who were physically able to vote was 73 percent.
When Israeli Arab voters (who had a 56% turnout) are removed from the equation, the turnout among Israeli Jews was 75 percent, the think tank said.
Source: JNS.org