{
  "id": 13744609,
  "title": "Shas and United Torah Judaism sign a surplus vote agreement ahead of Israel's election",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/shas-and-united-torah-judaism-sign-a-surplus-vote-agreement-ahead-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T15:12:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Haaretz",
    "slug": "haaretz",
    "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/2026-10-11/ty-article/.premium/shas-united-torah-judaism-sign-vote-sharing-deal-ahead-of-israeli-election/000001a1-2aea-dfa9-affd-7eeeb6ac0000"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The two ultra-Orthodox parties signed an agreement, allowing the larger party to gain an extra seat after Election Day. In a joint statement, Shas' Arye Dery and United Torah Judaism's Yakov Asher said the move marked 'continued cooperation between the factions'",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Shas, UTJ sign surplus vote-sharing deal, pledge cooperation in next Knesset",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/shas-utj-sign-surplus-vote-sharing-deal-pledge-cooperation-in-next",
        "published": "2026-10-11T15:47:07.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}