{
  "id": 1489984,
  "title": "Netanyahu's re-election hopes ride on divided party's primaries",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/netanyahus-re-election-hopes-ride-on-divided-partys-primaries",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T13:46:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/netanyahus-re-election-hopes-ride-divided-partys-primaries"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "By Emily Rose JERUSALEM, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party will choose its candidates to fight in October elections on Monday, with analysts saying a shift further to the right by many members could threaten the Israeli leader's chances of winning. The contenders who emerge from Monday's primaries are already facing a brutal race — polls suggest Likud's popularity…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}