Netanyahu ironically characterizes modern Britain

In an interview with army radio, Netanyahu ironically called Britain an 'Islamic republic', claiming a shift in European countries' stance toward Israel. He recalled the Six-Day War and journalists Randolph and Winston Spencer, noting that British press then covered events positively for Israel. The premier doubted such an approach is possible today and jokingly suggested that the first nuclear Islamic republic would be Britain, stressing that Israel is watching to ensure this does not happen in Iran.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in an interview with army radio, ironically characterized modern Britain as an 'Islamic republic', claiming a shift in European countries' stance toward Israel. Recalling the history of the Six-Day War, he mentioned Winston Churchill's son and grandson—Randolph and Winston Spencer—who worked as journalists. According to Netanyahu, British reporters at that time covered events from an extremely positive perspective for Israel. Assessing changes in British society and the press, he doubted that such an approach is possible today and remarked with a smirk: 'Try to find that now in Britain, which can be called the Islamic Republic of Britain.' When asked whether all of Europe had become the same, Netanyahu confirmed this assumption. The conversation touched on the growing influence of Muslim communities and the critical stance of European governments toward Israel. In a joking manner, he added: 'The first nuclear Islamic republic will be the Islamic Republic of Britain,' stressing: 'We are watching to ensure that such a republic does not appear in Iran.' Earlier, Kursor reported that the Central Elections Committee issued a strict reprimand to Netanyahu for campaigning.