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  "id": 11484488,
  "title": "Israeli Arab leader quits election under pressure from court over October 7 remarks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/israeli-arab-leader-quits-election-under-pressure-from-court-over",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T13:46:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/israeli-arab-leader-quits-election-under-pressure-court-over-october-7-remarks"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "By Pesha Magid JERUSALEM, Oct 2 (Reuters) - The head of a left-wing Arab party dropped out of Israel's election after the Supreme Court indicated judges were likely to disqualify him for an article that described the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks as an \"important historical event\". Sami Abu Shehadeh has denied that his remarks amounted to endorsing the attack by fighters who killed 1,200…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Financial Times",
        "title": "Israel’s top court overturns ban of Arab parties in upcoming election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/israels-top-court-overturns-ban-of-arab-parties-in-upcoming-election",
        "published": "2026-10-02T14:32:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Israel's top court allows Arab parties to run in election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/israels-top-court-allows-arab-parties-to-run-in-election",
        "published": "2026-10-02T15:53:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}