{
  "id": 254775,
  "title": "Political struggle of far-right ally Smotrich shows faultline in Netanyahu coalition",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/political-struggle-of-far-right-ally-smotrich-shows-faultline-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-07T05:46:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/political-struggle-far-right-ally-smotrich-shows-faultline-netanyahu-coalition"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "By Emily Rose BEIT EL, West Bank, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich faces a fight for political survival in elections in October after angering his fellow West Bank settlers by voting not to punish ultra-Orthodox Jews who refuse to serve in the military. The political travails of Smotrich are a sign of how tricky it will be for Prime Minister Benjamin…",
  "key_points": [],
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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."
}