{
  "id": 16197962,
  "title": "How did a key religious party lose its faithful in one of its most loyal strongholds?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/how-did-a-key-religious-party-lose-its-faithful-in-one-of-its-most",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T14:41:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Haaretz",
    "slug": "haaretz",
    "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/2026-10-23/ty-article-magazine/.premium/how-did-shas-lose-its-faithful-in-one-of-its-most-loyal-strongholds/000001a1-58ec-d7ce-a9a1-dbeff87b0000"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Shas, the ultra-Orthodox Sephardic party, has long been a favorite among voters in the western Negev town of Netivot and a powerful force in successive Netanyahu governments. With its status now under serious threat, who stands to benefit?",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}