{
  "id": 19692694,
  "title": "Israel bars France's Mélenchon over call for French ships to escort Gaza flotillas",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/israel-bars-frances-melenchon-over-call-for-french-ships-to-escort",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T19:05:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Haaretz",
    "slug": "haaretz",
    "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/europe/2026-11-12/ty-article/.premium/israel-bars-far-left-french-leader-over-call-for-ships-to-escort-gaza-flotillas/000001a1-d0da-ddc9-abb7-ddda2a3f0000"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Israel accused Mélenchon of spreading 'blood libels against Israel.' The move comes a day after France banned a senior settler leader, and follows Israel's September decision to bar several U.K. left-wing politicians, including Jeremy Corbyn",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Israel to ban far-left French politician Jean-Luc Mélenchon from entry",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/israel-to-ban-far-left-french-politician-jean-luc-melenchon-from-entry",
        "published": "2026-11-12T17:43:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Israel says it will ban French leftist leader Mélenchon from entry",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/israel-says-it-will-ban-french-leftist-leader-melenchon-from-entry",
        "published": "2026-11-12T17:56:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "French FM claims Israel barred far-left politicians from entering country",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/french-fm-claims-israel-barred-far-left-politicians-from-entering",
        "published": "2026-11-12T19:04:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Israel bars entry to French far-left leaders over ‘anti-Israel incitement’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/israel-bars-entry-to-french-far-left-leaders-over-anti-israel",
        "published": "2026-11-12T19:38:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}