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  "id": 19289700,
  "title": "Watch: German Chancellor Merz links criticism of Israel to antisemitism",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/watch-german-chancellor-merz-links-criticism-of-israel-to-antisemitism",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-10T04:49:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/watch-german-chancellor-merz-links-criticism-israel-antisemitism"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Watch: German Chancellor Merz links criticism of Israel to antisemitism German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that the country \"stands steadfastly by Israel’s side\". Speaking during a ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Ohel Jakob Synagogue, Merz told the audience that much of \"the language of anti-colonial liberation struggles or criticism of Israel\" qualifies as…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Merz says Germany faces historic test over rise in antisemitism",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/merz-says-germany-faces-historic-test-over-rise-in-antisemitism",
        "published": "2026-11-09T19:46:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Merz says Germany faces historic test over rise in antisemitism",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/merz-says-germany-faces-historic-test-over-rise-in-antisemitism",
        "published": "2026-11-10T01:28:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Germany faces historic test over rise in antisemitism, Merz says in Kristallnacht speech",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/germany-faces-historic-test-over-rise-in-antisemitism-merz-says-in",
        "published": "2026-11-10T02:40:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Merz says Germany faces historic test as antisemitism becomes ‘omnipresent’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/merz-says-germany-faces-historic-test-as-antisemitism-becomes",
        "published": "2026-11-10T04:09:41.000Z"
      }
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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."
}