{
  "id": 1947748,
  "title": "Germany's Chancellor Merz condemns Ben-Gvir as his allies say sanctions on minister 'long overdue'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/germanys-chancellor-merz-condemns-ben-gvir-as-his-allies-say",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T13:23:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Haaretz",
    "slug": "haaretz",
    "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/europe/2026-08-19/ty-article/.premium/germanys-merz-condemns-ben-gvir-as-his-allies-say-sanctions-long-overdue/000001a0-19da-dd2f-a1b6-79dab8c70000"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "All parties in Germany's Bundestag, including Chancellor Friedrich Merz, deplored Ben-Gvir's call to kill '30-40' Palestinians daily in Gaza, with notable calls from the CDU party to impose EU sanctions on the far-right Israeli minister. Even the AfD condemned him",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "German vice chancellor urges EU to consider sanctions against Ben-Gvir",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/german-vice-chancellor-urges-eu-to-consider-sanctions-against-ben-gvir",
        "published": "2026-08-19T09:29:57.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}