in-cyprus14 Aug 2026

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 of nuclear weapons’....

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