{
  "id": 3874649,
  "title": "A far-right former IDF general endorsed Netanyahu. It could end up trapping him instead",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/a-far-right-former-idf-general-endorsed-netanyahu-it-could-end-up",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T03:04:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Haaretz",
    "slug": "haaretz",
    "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-politics/2026-08-28/ty-article/.premium/a-far-right-former-idf-general-endorsed-netanyahu-it-could-trap-him-instead/000001a0-44d7-dad6-a3b6-5ef709a40000"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ofer Winter's new party is another extremist, messianic and racist entity on the Israeli political scene. If it manages to pass the electoral threshold on October 27, Netanyahu will have to look out for his loyal servant Bezalel Smotrich * The election campaigns of Gilad Erdan and Benny Gantz are in their last throes",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "With debutant Winter poised to cannibalize his bloc, Netanyahu has reason to sweat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/with-debutant-winter-poised-to-cannibalize-his-bloc-netanyahu-has",
        "published": "2026-08-27T13:06:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "After Likud smear campaign, new far-right party leader Ofer Winter vows to back Netanyahu as prime minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/after-likud-smear-campaign-new-far-right-party-leader-ofer-winter",
        "published": "2026-08-27T16:19:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Ofer Winter says new People of Israel party will only back Netanyahu for PM",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/ofer-winter-says-new-people-of-israel-party-will-only-back-netanyahu",
        "published": "2026-08-27T18:38:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Ofer Winter makes his position clear: We will recommend only Netanyahu",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/ofer-winter-makes-his-position-clear-we-will-recommend-only-netanyahu",
        "published": "2026-08-27T20:38:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}