Benjamin Netanyahu describes UK as ‘first Islamic republic to get a nuclear weapon’

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. Contin...

By Emma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem and Rowena Mason

Israeli PM Netanyahu calls UK ‘the Islamic Republic of Britain’

The Israeli PM's remark comes amid signs of growing tension between Israel and the UK's Labour government.

Netanyahu triggers storm after calling Britain an ‘Islamic Republic’

The Israeli Prime Minister stirred up a diplomatic crisis during a podcast interview last night. According to Israeli channel C14, while referring to the demographic profile of Britain, Benjamin Netanyahu said that the country could well be renamed ‘The Islamic Republic of Britain’, adding that the ‘UK will become the first Islamic Republic in possession […]

By Constantinos Tsindas

Netanyahu calls the UK an “Islamic Republic”

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu described Britain as an “Islamic Republic” during an extensive interview on an Army Radio podcast The post Netanyahu calls the UK an “Islamic Republic” appeared first on ProtoThema English.

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