{
  "id": 11419711,
  "title": "Israel’s top court backs barring Palestinian politician from election over article",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/israels-top-court-backs-barring-palestinian-politician-from-election-11419711",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T10:50:44.000Z",
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    "name": "Middle East Eye",
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    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israels-top-court-backs-barring-palestinian-politician-election-over"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Israel’s top court backs barring Palestinian politician from election over article Israel ’s top court has backed barring a Palestinian politician with Israeli citizenship from standing in the upcoming parliamentary election, citing an article he wrote on 8 October 2023. Sami Abu Shehadeh, leader of the Balad party, withdrew his candidacy on Friday after the Supreme Court recommended he do so on…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "The last fortress guarding Israel's election integrity",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/the-last-fortress-guarding-israels-election-integrity",
        "published": "2026-10-02T07:28:53.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Israel’s top court backs barring Palestinian politician from election over article",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/israels-top-court-backs-barring-palestinian-politician-from-election",
        "published": "2026-10-02T08:03:00.000Z"
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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."
}