{
  "id": 18055610,
  "title": "Israel's unassuming President Herzog holds keys to next government",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/israels-unassuming-president-herzog-holds-keys-to-next-government",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T02:30:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/11/israels-unassuming-president-herzog-holds-keys-next-government"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Israel's President Isaac Herzog is known for his unassuming and mild manner, but all eyes will be on him as he decides whom to task with forming the next coalition government. The decision is a weighty one as neither the camp of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor that of his rival Gadi Eisenkot secured a majority in parliament. Herzog starts consultations on Wednesday with party…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Israel president to open talks on government formation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/israel-president-to-open-talks-on-government-formation",
        "published": "2026-11-04T01:47:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}