{
  "id": 17226318,
  "title": "The myth of Israel as the region's 'only democracy' should be dead. Not in western media",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/the-myth-of-israel-as-the-regions-only-democracy-should-be-dead-not",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T12:22:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/if-israel-regions-only-democracy-why-are-palestinian-voters-cast-criminals"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The myth of Israel as the region's 'only democracy' should be dead. Not in western media Submitted by Faisal Hanif on Thu, 10/29/2026 - 15:19 Record Arab turnout has fuelled immediate backlash, amid calls for an investigation into the country's 'Islamisation' Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses his supporters in Jerusalem, hours after polls closed in a close election, on 28…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "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."
}