{
  "id": 15863570,
  "title": "Netanyahu's inner circle is now almost entirely religious, cabinet secretary says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/netanyahus-inner-circle-is-now-almost-entirely-religious-cabinet",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T08:42:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-912384"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Government Cabinet Secretary Yossi Fuchs has stated that the inner circle around Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is now almost entirely religious. During a conference appearance, Fuchs discussed the challenges faced by religious Jews in senior positions, including making difficult judgments on which work activities are permissible on Shabbat. He also highlighted the importance of incorporating faith into the decision-making process, such as adding a prayer for IDF soldiers before approving dangerous military operations and distributing the book of Psalms for recitation. Fuchs emphasized that this focus on faith was particularly significant during the Israel-Hamas war. Today, almost all of Netanyahu's inner circle, including the chief of staff, head of the National Security Council, and deputy head of the National Security Council, are religious, despite Netanyahu's own non-religious stance.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "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."
}