{
  "id": 5625071,
  "title": "Yesh Atid’s Michal Shir quits Knesset race as party faces growing wave of exits",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/yesh-atids-michal-shir-quits-knesset-race-as-party-faces-growing-wave",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T19:30:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/israel-election-2026/article-907609"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Yesh Atid MK Michal Shir has announced her departure from the party and will not seek reelection in the upcoming Knesset election. The decision comes as a wave of lawmakers are exiting Yesh Atid, a party that was formed in 2013 and has seen its numbers fluctuate over the years. Shir expressed her gratitude to Yair Lapid, the party chairman and former prime minister, for his support while stating her intention to remain in the party. The poll indicates that Yesh Atid is projected to secure 15 seats, making it the third-largest party. Shir joins other lawmakers such as Karin Elharrar, Debbie Biton, Tatiana Mazarsky, Meir Cohen, Mickey Levy, Elazar Stern, Ron Katz, Yoav Segalovich, Orna Barbivai, Boaz Toporovsky, Yoel Razvozov, and Idan Roll in leaving the party.",
  "summary": "Yesh Atid’s slate faces another shake-up as MK Michal Shir announces she is stepping aside, while expressing support for Yair Lapid and the party.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Yesh Atid MK Karine Elharrar announces decision not to run for Knesset in upcoming election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/yesh-atid-mk-karine-elharrar-announces-decision-not-to-run-for",
        "published": "2026-09-03T14:34:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Wave of departures from Yesh Atid continues: Karine Elharrar will not seek reelection",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/wave-of-departures-from-yesh-atid-continues-karine-elharrar-will-not",
        "published": "2026-09-04T02:40:34.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}