{
  "id": 5979921,
  "title": "Parties in a mad merger dash as Israel's election slates set to close Tuesday",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/parties-in-a-mad-merger-dash-as-israels-election-slates-set-to-close",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-06T13:06:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Haaretz",
    "slug": "haaretz",
    "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/2026-09-06/ty-article/.premium/parties-in-a-mad-merger-dash-as-israels-election-slates-set-to-close-tuesday/000001a0-7306-d957-ade9-733ebe210000"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "As the deadline to finalize party slates is looming, a last-minute merger between frontrunner Eisenkot and Naftali seems increasingly unlikely, with polls showing little upside. Netanyahu, meanwhile, is consolidating his bloc through new alliances",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}