{
  "id": 5232293,
  "title": "Israel's election mudslinging hits a new low with toxic October 7 treason theories - editorial",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/israels-election-mudslinging-hits-a-new-low-with-toxic-october-7",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T03:24:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-907340"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Israel, the upcoming election on October 27 has been marred by unprecedented levels of personal mudslinging. Sara Netanyahu, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wife, made outrageous claims that her husband's Democratic Party rival, Yair Golan, had knowledge of the October 7 Hamas attack, which resulted in over 1,200 Israeli deaths. Golan, a former deputy IDF chief of staff, rushed to the Supernova music festival that day to help. Despite his flawed viewpoint, Sara's claims of treason are an abhorrent betrayal of his service and character.\n\nThe Netanyahus' statements were not random but a calculated part of the Likud campaign ahead of the election. The media statements were aimed at spreading conspiracy theories and distancing the prime minister from the massacre. This is not a new phenomenon for the Right, as evidenced by Likud MK Tali Gotliev's unfounded remarks three weeks after the October 7 attack. These conspiracy theories have gained momentum over the past three years, and the threat of a lawsuit against Sara Netanyahu is unlikely to deter future outrageous claims.\n\nThe real issue at hand is Israel's failure to prevent the October 7 massacre, which remains the worst failure in the country's history. Instead of focusing on blame and conspiracy theories, the candidates should be focusing on their plans to help the country.",
  "summary": "Sara Netanyahu, in an interview with the right-wing Channel 14 on Monday, intimated that Golan must have had advanced warning of the Hamas attack.",
  "key_points": [
    "Sara Netanyahu falsely accused Yair Golan of knowing about October 7 Hamas attack.",
    "Likud campaign used conspiracy theories to distance PM from massacre.",
    "Israel's failure to prevent October 7 massacre remains the country's worst failure."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The Netanyahu camp's use of treason accusations against a rival highlights a new low in Israeli election tactics, distracting from the real issue of the government's failure to prevent the October 7 massacre.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}