Israeli PM Netanyahu calls UK ‘the Islamic Republic of Britain’
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Fri, 14 August 2026
5 reports- Al Jazeera English11:57first to report
The Israeli PM's remark comes amid signs of growing tension between Israel and the UK's Labour government.
- The Guardian World12:00
Israeli PM criticised by political rival for attacking an international ally and overseeing ‘horrific diplomatic failure’ The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, called the UK “the Islamic republic of Britain” in a podcast interview, where he also described the country as the “first Islamic republic to get a nuclear weapon”. His comments, made during an interview for Israel’s army radio, played into a common far-right Islamophobic trope about Britain’s small Muslim population. Continue...
- Polsat News (Poland)14:19
Stosunki Izraela i Wielkiej Brytanii stale się pogarszają. Binjamin Netanjahu nazwał wyspiarski kraj Islamską republiką z bronią nuklearną. - Dbamy o to, aby Iran nie stał się kolejną - dodał w czwartkowym wywiadzie dla podcastu Melech Blitzer Haim. Te słowa premiera Izraela stanowczo skrytykowali brytyjscy Żydzi.
- express.co.uk17:14
Tensions between the UK and Israel have seemingly become strained after Andy Burnham's arrival to Downing Street.
- Times of India19:55
Sat, 15 August 2026
2 reports- Euronews06:16
Netanyahu made the comments during an army radio podcast interview, in which he also joked that the UK was the "first Islamic republic with nuclear weapons."
- Novinky (Czechia)08:13
Izraelský premiér Benjamin Netanjahu označil Velkou Británii za „první islámskou republiku s jadernými zbraněmi,“. Učinil tak v rozhovoru pro izraelský armádní rozhlas. Nejenže ve vysílání opakoval narativ evropské krajní pravice, ale také opomněl, že Pákistánská islámská republika disponuje jadernými zbraněmi už od devadesátých let.
Mon, 17 August 2026
1 report- Google News - Europe query11:00
Netanyahu's ‘Islamic Republic of Britain’ remark reveals how Israel views Europe - analysis The Jerusalem Post
Mon, 24 August 2026
1 report- middleeasteye.net14:37
Netanyahu's absurd comments reveal a deeply exclusionary idea of citizenship - one where visibility becomes demographic menace