{
  "id": 12817018,
  "title": "The US and Israeli elections are making the Middle East wars worse",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/the-us-and-israeli-elections-are-making-the-middle-east-wars-worse-12817018",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T07:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comment/2026/10/08/us-israel-democracy-middle-east-iran-elections-donald-trump-benjamin-netanyahu/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "While proponents assert that the spread of democracy is essential to securing peace, two allied democracies – the US and Israel – are engaged in wars that are actually being exacerbated by the fact that both countries are in the midst of elections. From the beginning, in the American mind, democracy has been seen as more than just a form of governance. Both liberals and conservatives have…",
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        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "The US and Israeli elections are making the Middle East wars worse",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/the-us-and-israeli-elections-are-making-the-middle-east-wars-worse",
        "published": "2026-10-08T07:00:00.000Z"
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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."
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