{
  "id": 3969534,
  "title": "Ben Gvir rejects PM’s demand to merge with Smotrich, drawing scathing response from Likud",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/ben-gvir-rejects-pms-demand-to-merge-with-smotrich-drawing-scathing",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T13:05:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Times of Israel",
    "slug": "the-times-of-israel",
    "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/ben-gvir-rejects-pms-demand-to-merge-with-smotrich-drawing-scathing-response-from-likud/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Netanyahu's party accuses the Otzma Yehudit leader of 'burning votes' for sake of his ego after he turns down invite to meet with Smotrich on Sunday 'to save the right-wing bloc' The post Ben Gvir rejects PM’s demand to merge with Smotrich, drawing scathing response from Likud appeared first on The Times of Israel .",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Ben-Gvir rejects Netanyahu push for joint election run with Smotrich",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/ben-gvir-rejects-netanyahu-push-for-joint-election-run-with-smotrich",
        "published": "2026-08-28T09:38:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Ben Gvir defies Netanyahu: No deal with Smotrich",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/ben-gvir-defies-netanyahu-no-deal-with-smotrich",
        "published": "2026-08-28T11:02:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}