{
  "id": 1695509,
  "title": "Likud Primary: Netanyahu failed to purge his opponents, but still has reason to celebrate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/likud-primary-netanyahu-failed-to-purge-his-opponents-but-still-has",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T10:42:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Haaretz",
    "slug": "haaretz",
    "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/2026-08-18/ty-article/.premium/netanyahu-failed-to-purge-his-opponents-but-still-has-reason-to-celebrate/000001a0-1404-d4bc-a3b1-1c3fe03d0000"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Likud primary rewarded quiet loyalists and judicial-coup architects alike – and the slate that emerged was fairly predictable. The Kahanist wing strengthened its bond with the Likud ballot",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Likud officials pressuring Netanyahu to move Avi Dichter into realistic party position using 'swap'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/likud-officials-pressuring-netanyahu-to-move-avi-dichter-into",
        "published": "2026-08-18T10:10:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Likud primary sheds light on Netanyahu's strategy to stay in power",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/likud-primary-sheds-light-on-netanyahus-strategy-to-stay-in-power",
        "published": "2026-08-18T12:26:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}