{
  "id": 17821532,
  "title": "Israel president welcomes Boy George, rare supportive pop star",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/israel-president-welcomes-boy-george-rare-supportive-pop-star",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T16:30:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/11/israel-president-welcomes-boy-george-rare-supportive-pop-star"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "All eyes are on Israel's president as he is expected this week to name the person tasked with forming the next government. But first, on Monday, he had another important guest -- Boy George. The British singer, a rare Western pop celebrity who not only defies pro-Palestinian calls to boycott Israel but is an outspoken supporter of the country, is visiting for two concerts in Tel Aviv.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Israel rolls out red carpet for Boy George: 'I'm getting more Jewish'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/israel-rolls-out-red-carpet-for-boy-george-im-getting-more-jewish",
        "published": "2026-11-02T16:22:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Israel president welcomes Boy George, rare supportive pop star",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/israel-president-welcomes-boy-george-rare-supportive-pop-star-17827434",
        "published": "2026-11-02T16:41:44.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}