{
  "id": 16210528,
  "title": "Russian anti-war rock musician Andrey Makarevich endorses Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of election, drawing backlash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/russian-anti-war-rock-musician-andrey-makarevich-endorses-israeli",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T17:33:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/10/23/russian-anti-war-rock-musician-andrey-makarevich-endorses-israeli-prime-minister-benjamin-netanyahu-ahead-of-election-drawing-backlash"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Russia's popular anti-war musician Andrey Makarevich has endorsed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of the country's upcoming election, sparking widespread backlash. The announcement came a few days before the vote, when Netanyahu shared a recording of a conversation with Makarevich, who has dual citizenship in Israel and Russia. Makarevich, who has previously criticized Russian authorities, expressed his support for the prime minister in the recording. This endorsement has drawn criticism from many Israelis dissatisfied with Netanyahu's policies and actions following the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack. Some accused Makarevich of hypocrisy for condemning Putin's regime in the past while now supporting a politician facing corruption charges in Israel. Makarevich defended his decision, stating that freedom of speech and choice should be respected, and that he reserves the right to express his views.",
  "summary": "Israel will hold parliamentary elections on October 27. Recent opinion polls show Likud, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, trailing Yashar, the party led by former Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot. Neither party has a decisive lead, however.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}