{
  "id": 11321025,
  "title": "Facing ban from High Court, Balad’s Abou Shehadeh ends election candidacy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/facing-ban-from-high-court-balads-abou-shehadeh-ends-election",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T00:04:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Times of Israel",
    "slug": "the-times-of-israel",
    "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/facing-ban-from-high-court-balads-abou-shahadeh-ends-election-candidacy/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Balad says Abou Shehadeh to remain leader of party, Joint List will continue to work to oust Netanyahu; Ben Gvir celebrates removal, laments court gave him window to quit The post Facing ban from High Court, Balad’s Abou Shehadeh ends election candidacy appeared first on The Times of Israel .",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Balad decides: Sami Abu Shehadeh to withdraw from Knesset race",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/balad-decides-sami-abu-shehadeh-to-withdraw-from-knesset-race",
        "published": "2026-10-01T20:28:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Senior Balad official to Haaretz: Disqualified party leader to drop Knesset candidacy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/senior-balad-official-to-haaretz-disqualified-party-leader-to-drop",
        "published": "2026-10-01T20:46:30.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}