{
  "id": 15373913,
  "title": "Desperate for change, Israel’s Arab minority sees election as existential",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/desperate-for-change-israels-arab-minority-sees-election-as",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T07:24:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Times of Israel",
    "slug": "the-times-of-israel",
    "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/desperate-for-change-israels-arab-minority-sees-election-as-existential/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Many members of Israel's Arab minority intend to vote for the first time on October 27. According to The Times of Israel, these voters are disturbed by the policies of the right-wing government and its extremist ministers, viewing the upcoming election as a way to defeat a perceived growing threat.\n\nThe Jerusalem Post reports that despite the military and political failure on October 7, 2023, current polls show the governing coalition tied with opposition parties or scoring a significant win in a pro-government Channel 14 poll. The publication notes that while it was widely predicted the coalition would fall following the October 7 massacre, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party has regained much of its support.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Israel’s election puzzle: Why are so many voters still backing Netanyahu? - opinion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/israels-election-puzzle-why-are-so-many-voters-still-backing",
        "published": "2026-10-18T05:16:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "‘I’m afraid of civil war’: The voters travelling from Australia to vote against Netanyahu",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/im-afraid-of-civil-war-the-voters-travelling-from-australia-to-vote",
        "published": "2026-10-18T08:30:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "‘I’m afraid of civil war’: The voters travelling from Australia to vote against Netanyahu",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/im-afraid-of-civil-war-the-voters-travelling-from-australia-to-vote-15381845",
        "published": "2026-10-18T08:30:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}