Group Flying Voters to Israel Backs Initiative to Weaken Likud

An organization that facilitates flights for voters to Israel on election day, Aid Coalition, is reportedly supporting an initiative aimed at weakening the Likud party. While Aid Coalition insists it is a non-political entity focused on helping citizens vote, it operates a registered non-profit in Israel called "The Israeli Camp." This non-profit, managed by individuals associated with Aid Coalition, supports and fundraises for a project called "We are the Judaism of the Declaration of Independence."

Investigations reveal that this project's goal is to shift voters away from the Likud party towards opposition parties. Erez Gabish, a co-founder of "We are the Judaism of the Declaration of Independence," stated that his initiative seeks to attract traditional Likud voters to opposition parties, expressing concern over what he described as "religious zealots" controlling centers of power in Israel. He believes that the transfer of mandates from Likud to the opposition bloc should be maintained.

Gabish explained that the campaign uses the banner of Judaism to encourage traditional and Likud voters to remain within the opposition bloc. He indicated that successfully moving Likud voters to parties led by figures like Naftali Bennett or Avigdor Lieberman would be considered a campaign success. The objective is to leverage the concept of Judaism within the left-leaning bloc to draw voters from the coalition to the opposition.

Therefore, alongside its efforts to bring voters to Israel for elections, Aid Coalition, through "The Israeli Camp," is backing a project that seeks to diminish the Likud party's strength and influence, particularly concerning the religious and religious Zionist sectors in upcoming elections.

Gabish has since clarified that his initiative is not partisan and does not actively campaign against Likud or for any specific party. He stated that their work focuses on expressing pride in Jewish identity for secular and traditional Jews and that his previous remarks were part of a philosophical discussion about combating religious extremism and its attempts to control Judaism and state institutions, asserting no involvement in political activity or elections.

Aid Coalition responded by stating they support numerous social initiatives and previously backed "We are the Judaism of the Declaration of Independence." They emphasized that Gabish's statements represent his personal views, not the organization's, and that "The Israeli Camp" is an independent entity, refuting any attempt to link them as a single organization.