{
  "id": 989733,
  "title": "For Israel's clownish defense minister, political interests take precedence over security",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/for-israels-clownish-defense-minister-political-interests-take",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-15T07:39:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Haaretz",
    "slug": "haaretz",
    "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026-08-15/ty-article-opinion/.premium/for-israels-clownish-defense-minister-political-interests-come-before-security/000001a0-0052-d75f-a3be-187233230000"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Israel Katz may no longer have to devote so much time to Likud politics, but that will only give him more time to use the army to improve the party's standing during the election campaign",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "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."
}