{
  "id": 11358625,
  "title": "Arab Israeli candidate drops out of election race",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/arab-israeli-candidate-drops-out-of-election-race",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T04:30:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/arab-israeli-candidate-drops-out-election-race"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Arab Israeli politician Sami Abu Shehadeh withdrew his candidacy on Thursday from October's parliamentary election after Israel's Supreme Court indicated a majority of its judges supported barring him from the race. Arab Israeli parties are seen by political analysts as potential kingmakers in the October 27 election, with polls showing neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition nor…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}