UK Slams Netanyahu's 'Islamic Republic' Insult
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- Benjamin Netanyahu publicly branded the UK 'the Islamic Republic of Britain,' with one outlet quoting him as calling it the 'first Islamic republic to get a nuclear weapon.'
- The UK slammed Netanyahu's remark as 'completely unacceptable,' with the story carried by the Times of Israel, the Guardian, and Al Jazeera under nearly identical headlines.
Why it matters: The public insult from an Israeli prime minister toward a close Western ally forces London into an unusually sharp diplomatic rebuke, injecting fresh friction into a UK-Israel relationship already strained over the Gaza war.
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