{
  "id": 16890614,
  "title": "Ethnic cleansing, siege and collective punishment: The records of Israel’s incoming MPs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/ethnic-cleansing-siege-and-collective-punishment-the-records-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T11:36:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/ethnic-cleansing-siege-and-collective-punishment-records-israels"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The incoming MPs of Israel's projected next parliament have advocated for various forms of ethnic cleansing, collective punishment, and opposition to Palestinian statehood. Among these candidates are Hanamel Dorfman, who has been associated with the extremist Jewish settler movement and has called for the attacks on Palestinians; Yitzhak Wasserlauf, who invoked a biblical passage to justify the killing of infants and is a member of Jewish Power; and Itamar Eitam, who rejects the distinction between fighters and Palestinian civilians in Gaza. Other candidates like Yonatan Shalev, Yulia Malinovsky, and Merav Ben-Ari have also expressed support for policies such as collective punishment, opposition to Palestinian statehood, and denial of aid to Gaza, respectively. These statements and actions demonstrate a troubling trend within Israel's incoming political landscape, raising concerns about the future of human rights and peace in the region.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}