{
  "id": 18155824,
  "title": "Israeli ultra-Orthodox party thuds from kingmakers to election losers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/israeli-ultra-orthodox-party-thuds-from-kingmakers-to-election-losers",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T17:31:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/11/israeli-ultra-orthodox-party-thuds-kingmakers-election-losers"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "For years the ultra-Orthodox party Shas figured in most of Israel's governments, whether led from the right or the left, hoping to use their consistent number of seats to advance the community's interests. But in last week's election, the party's clout collapsed as it lost nearly half of its seats, stung by disenchantment over Shas's alliance with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Blow for Netanyahu as Israeli election body rejects claims of Arab party fraud",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/blow-for-netanyahu-as-israeli-election-body-rejects-claims-of-arab",
        "published": "2026-11-04T09:24:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Israel’s president validates election results, challenging Netanyahu",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/israels-president-validates-election-results-challenging-netanyahu",
        "published": "2026-11-04T15:17:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "US election results fuel Israeli opposition's push to remove Netanyahu",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/us-election-results-fuel-israeli-oppositions-push-to-remove-netanyahu",
        "published": "2026-11-04T15:24:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "After midterms, opposition leaders accuse Netanyahu of harming relationship with US",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/after-midterms-opposition-leaders-accuse-netanyahu-of-harming",
        "published": "2026-11-04T16:09:34.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}