{
  "id": 16304634,
  "title": "What to watch on TV this week: Israeli election satire and a Hersh Goldberg-Polin tribute",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/what-to-watch-on-tv-this-week-israeli-election-satire-and-a-hersh",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T09:04:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/article-912607"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "As Israel prepares for its upcoming election, political parties are not the only ones competing for public attention. Two comedy shows, Checkout on KAN 11 and Eretz Nehederet on Channel 12, will broadcast election-night satire. Checkout, which was pre-planned about a year ago, will focus on the staff and customers of the Shefa Issachar supermarket, aiming to be humorous regardless of party affiliation. Eretz Nehederet, a sketch comedy show, will address the outrageous behavior of desperate politicians during the final days of the campaign. Additionally, the Netflix series The Diplomat recently paid tribute to Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a young man from Jerusalem who was kidnapped and killed by Hamas during the October 7 massacre. Goldberg-Polin's mother, Rachel, fondly remembers her son and the bravery of a stranger who saved his life. The tribute highlights the impact of the tragedy on those who lost loved ones and emphasizes the importance of remembering the victims.",
  "summary": "TV Time: An election-night battle of comedy shows, plus sea creatures and a celebrity divorce.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "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."
}