UK government condemns Netanyahu for calling Britain an ‘Islamic republic’

The UK government has responded to remarks by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who derisively referred to Britain as an ‘Islamic republic’ in an interview, by branding the comments as ‘completely unacceptable.’ A UK government spokesperson confirmed that the matter has been raised with the Israeli government. Earlier, Israeli government spokesperson David Mencer appeared to downplay the comments in a BBC radio interview, claiming that Netanyahu was merely quoting United States Vice President JD Vance.