{
  "id": 16495659,
  "title": "Billionaire Trump backer says Ben-Gvir, Smotrich should not serve in next Israeli government",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/billionaire-trump-backer-says-ben-gvir-smotrich-should-not-serve-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T15:46:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/billionaire-trump-backer-says-ben-gvir-smotrich-should-not-serve-next-israeli"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "By Steven Scheer and Alexander Cornwell JERUSALEM, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Billionaire American investor Bill Ackman on Sunday said that Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich should not serve in Israel's next government, saying the two far-right politicians had caused enormous damage to the country's reputation. The public intervention by the prominent hedge fund manager, who is Jewish, comes just two…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Bill Ackman: 'Govt. without Ben Gvir, Smotrich would help Israel diplomatically'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/bill-ackman-govt-without-ben-gvir-smotrich-would-help-israel",
        "published": "2026-10-25T09:11:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Jewish billionaire Bill Ackman calls for Ben-Gvir, Smotrich to be excluded from next government",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/jewish-billionaire-bill-ackman-calls-for-ben-gvir-smotrich-to-be",
        "published": "2026-10-25T12:50:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}