{
  "id": 11384008,
  "title": "Arab party leader formally drops Knesset run after disqualification hearing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/arab-party-leader-formally-drops-knesset-run-after-disqualification",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T07:00:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Haaretz",
    "slug": "haaretz",
    "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/2026-10-02/ty-article/.premium/arab-party-leader-formally-drops-knesset-run-after-disqualification-hearing/000001a0-fb4d-da62-a7ac-fb6df4710000"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Balad leader Sami Abu Shehadeh told Israel's top court he withdraws his candidacy after court president Justice Isaac Amit signaled the court was inclined to reject an appeal against the election committee's decision barring his Knesset run",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}