{
  "id": 1658277,
  "title": "Likud primaries | 97% of votes counted: Eli Cohen, Amir Ohana and Yariv Levin lead",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/likud-primaries-97-of-votes-counted-eli-cohen-amir-ohana-and-yariv",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T07:08:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
    "slug": "arutz-sheva-israel-national-news",
    "url": "https://www.israelnationalnews.com/flashes/691955"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Eli Cohen, Yariv Levin, and Amir Ohana are leading in the Likud primaries with 97% of votes counted, according to Arutz Sheva - Israel National News. The Jerusalem Post reports that with 80% of votes counted, Eli Cohen appears to have secured the top slot, followed by Amir Ohana and Yariv Levin.\n\nThe Jerusalem Post also lists the current top 10 as Eli Cohen, Amir Ohana, Yariv Levin, Miri Regev, Ofir Katz, Yoav Kisch, Miki Zohar, Almog Cohen, Dudi Amsalem, and Amichai Chikli.\n\nSome notable MKs, including Tally Gotliv, Nir Barkat, and David Bitan, are fighting for their places on the slate, with Gotliv in 12th place, Bitan in 14th, and Barkat in 16th, according to the Jerusalem Post.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "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."
}