{
  "id": 3280210,
  "title": "Fringe rabbis recruit Jewish clergy to lobby against US military aid to Israel, halt weapons sales",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/fringe-rabbis-recruit-jewish-clergy-to-lobby-against-us-military-aid",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T14:34:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-906552"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Jerusalem Post reports on a coalition of progressive rabbis, known as Rabbis for Block the Bombs, who are recruiting fellow Jewish clergy to lobby against US military aid to Israel. The group, which has 92 signatories, is centered around support for H.R. 3565 – Block the Bombs Act, a proposed US bill that aims to block the sale and transfer of seven lethal offensive weapons to Israel. The coalition's mission statement, rooted in Jewish values of pikuah nefesh (obligation to save lives) and b tzelem E-lohim (belief that all humans are made in the image of the Divine), calls for an end to US complicity in Israeli military violence and a move towards a just peace and true safety for both Palestinians and Israelis. The coalition lists several widely disavowed groups, including Jewish Voice for Peace, IfNotNow, and New Jewish Narrative, as supporters of the bill. Notable signatories include Rabbi Alissa Wise, former co-director of organizing for Jewish Voice for Peace and founder of Rabbis for Ceasefire.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/el-sayed-distances-himself-from-popular-streamers-comments-on-israel-3121706",
        "published": "2026-08-24T21:43:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "El-Sayed distances himself from popular streamer’s comments on Israel and Jewish Americans",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/el-sayed-distances-himself-from-popular-streamers-comments-on-israel",
        "published": "2026-08-24T21:53:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Abdul El-Sayed distances himself from Hasan Piker",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/abdul-el-sayed-distances-himself-from-hasan-piker",
        "published": "2026-08-25T16:28:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}