{
  "id": 11412509,
  "title": "Supreme Court overturns disqualification of Ofer Cassif from running in elections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/supreme-court-overturns-disqualification-of-ofer-cassif-from-running",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T10:01:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
    "slug": "arutz-sheva-israel-national-news",
    "url": "https://www.israelnationalnews.com/flashes/694640"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Supreme Court of Israel has ruled that MK Ofer Cassif is eligible to run in the elections for the 26th Knesset. The court, sitting as the High Court of Justice, overturned the Central Elections Committee's decision to disqualify him. According to Arutz Sheva - Israel National News, seven justices supported the decision, while two dissented.\n\nThe court's majority ruling stated that despite objections to Cassif's statements and actions, he is eligible to run in the elections.\n\nThe second report is unrelated to the first and concerns a Malaysian court case involving a former bowling coach who was sentenced to additional imprisonment for molesting a former Malaysia Games athlete.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Supreme Court cancels meeting with Parliament panel on simultaneous polls",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/supreme-court-cancels-meeting-with-parliament-panel-on-simultaneous",
        "published": "2026-10-02T08:46:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Supreme Court unanimously overturns decision to disqualify Joint List",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/supreme-court-unanimously-overturns-decision-to-disqualify-joint-list",
        "published": "2026-10-02T10:02:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}