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Benjamin Netanyahu mocks the UK as 'the Islamic Republic of Britain'

Aug 14, 202613 sources

Summary

In Israel and the United Kingdom on 14 August 2026, Benjamin Netanyahu mocked the UK as “the Islamic Republic of Britain” in a podcast appearance. He also joked that it would be the first Islamic republic to get a nuclear weapon.

The UK condemned the remark as “completely unacceptable”.

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