{
  "id": 1623030,
  "title": "Likud primaries | 50% of votes counted",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/likud-primaries-50-of-votes-counted",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T02:10:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
    "slug": "arutz-sheva-israel-national-news",
    "url": "https://www.israelnationalnews.com/flashes/691936"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "<p>With approximately 50% of the votes cast by party members in the primary to determine the Knesset list counted, Minister Eli Cohen is in first place, followed by Minister Yariv Levin, Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, Minister Miri Regev, and Coalition Chairman Ofir Katz.</p> <p>Rounding out the top 10 are Minister Miki Zohar, Minister Yoav Kisch, Almog Cohen, Minister Amichai Chikli, and MK Moshe…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Economy Minister Barkat hires private investigators to ensure there is no fraud at Likud primaries",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/economy-minister-barkat-hires-private-investigators-to-ensure-there",
        "published": "2026-08-17T19:52:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Likud primaries: May Golan and Amit Halevi demand freeze on Yeruham vote count",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/likud-primaries-may-golan-and-amit-halevi-demand-freeze-on-yeruham",
        "published": "2026-08-17T21:46:08.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}