{
  "id": 20218663,
  "title": "Netanyahu's office linked to Ra'am arrests on Election Day amid election scandal - report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/netanyahus-office-linked-to-raam-arrests-on-election-day-amid",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-15T19:32:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-914987"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An investigative report by N12 reveals that officials from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office may have been involved in the arrests of three Ra'am activists on Election Day. The report claims that Ra'am activists were arrested by police in southern Israel, with one of the activists questioning officers about a warrant. The activists were arrested based on information provided by a former official who had worked in Netanyahu's office, though later it was revealed the information was baseless. The police and the Attorney-General's Office are now investigating whether this information was planted to justify the arrests on Election Day. The report also details a separate case where Shin Bet Director David Zini requested to wiretap five Arab MKs on Election Day, a request that was rejected by the Attorney-General's Office.",
  "summary": "In response to the Channel 12 report, the Prime Minister's Office issued a statement roundly denying the allegations.",
  "key_points": [
    "Netanyahu's office linked to Ra'am arrests on Election Day",
    "Three Ra'am activists arrested in southern Israel",
    "Police and Attorney-General's Office investigate planted information"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/20218663.png",
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Netanyahu associates suspected of involvement in Election Day arrests",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/netanyahu-associates-suspected-of-involvement-in-election-day-arrests",
        "published": "2026-11-15T18:39:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Report: Source for Arab parties' election fraud allegations was former Netanyahu bureau employee",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/report-source-for-arab-parties-election-fraud-allegations-was-former",
        "published": "2026-11-15T19:23:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}