{
  "id": 17814003,
  "title": "Isaac Herzog: the mild-mannered middleman in Israel's political brawl",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/isaac-herzog-the-mild-mannered-middleman-in-israels-political-brawl",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T14:46:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/11/isaac-herzog-mild-mannered-middleman-israels-political-brawl"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "By Lili Bayer and Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM, Nov 2 (Reuters) - In a country where politics has become a bare-knuckled brawl, Isaac Herzog, the mild-mannered president now tasked with persuading Israel's party leaders to lower their fists and form a government, is a throwback to a gentler era. Though no one would call him naive — he has served both as leader of the opposition against Prime Minister…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Political figure trying to delegitimize, oust Israel Police Commissioner Levi, sources tell Walla",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/political-figure-trying-to-delegitimize-oust-israel-police",
        "published": "2026-11-02T15:28:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}