{
  "id": 5622932,
  "title": "Erdan’s Unity quits election race as parties scramble to finalize slates ahead of deadline",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/erdans-unity-quits-election-race-as-parties-scramble-to-finalize",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T18:56:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Times of Israel",
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    "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/erdans-unity-quits-election-race-as-parties-scramble-to-finalize-slates-ahead-of-deadline/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Gadi Eisenkot hints at surprise mergers before Tuesday cut off date to submit lists amid reports of talks with Bennett; Ben Gvir appoints Gotliv as number 2 in his far-right party The post Erdan’s Unity quits election race as parties scramble to finalize slates ahead of deadline appeared first on The Times of Israel .",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Political drama: Erdan withdraws from race",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/political-drama-erdan-withdraws-from-race",
        "published": "2026-09-04T14:43:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Unity Party leader Gilad Erdan announces withdrawal from election race",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/unity-party-leader-gilad-erdan-announces-withdrawal-from-election-race",
        "published": "2026-09-04T16:10:29.000Z"
      }
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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."
}