Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán introduced on Friday that he had invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a go to, declaring that the arrest warrant issued by the Worldwide Prison Court docket (ICC) “won’t be enforced” on Hungarian soil.
The ICC accuses Netanyahu and former Israeli Protection Minister Yoav Gallant of conflict crimes and crimes towards humanity in Gaza. Ibrahim Al-Masri, a pacesetter of the Hamas terrorist group, has additionally been indicted on the identical expenses, as beforehand reported by TGP.
Orbán sharply criticized the ICC’s choice, assuring Netanyahu that he would face no dangers throughout a go to to Hungary. The Hungarian PM described the arrest warrants as “a blatant, cynical, and completely unacceptable” transfer. Orbán, usually at odds along with his European Union friends, has cultivated a robust relationship with Netanyahu, in response to Reuters.
In a neighborhood radio interview, Orbán acknowledged:
“I invited the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Netanyahu, for a go to to Hungary, and on this invitation, I assured him that if he comes, the ICC choice can have no impact in Hungary, and we won’t adjust to its content material.”
The #ICC arrest warrant towards Prime Minister @netanyahu is brazen, cynical and utterly unacceptable. I invited Prime Minister Netanyahu for an official go to to Hungary, the place we are going to assure his freedom and security. pic.twitter.com/uRDoP307uL
— Orbán Viktor (@PM_ViktorOrban) November 22, 2024
He additional condemned the warrant as “improper” and reiterated that Netanyahu can be absolutely safe in participating in diplomatic talks in Hungary.
Orbán and Netanyahu share shut ties, with their political collaboration courting again to Orbán’s rise to energy in 2010. Netanyahu’s go to to Budapest in 2017 marked a major milestone, strengthening the bond between Israel and Hungary, one among Israel’s staunchest supporters inside the European Union (EU).
The Czech Republic has additionally voiced its issues over the ICC ruling. Whereas Prague has acknowledged its obligation to adjust to worldwide authorized commitments, it has brazenly criticized the courtroom’s actions.
Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala remarked:
“The unlucky ICC choice undermines its authority in different instances by equating elected representatives of a democratic state with leaders of an Islamic terrorist group.”
Nešťastné rozhodnutí ICC oslabuje autoritu v jiných případech, když dává na stejnou úroveň zvolené představitele demokratického státu a předáky islamistické teroristické organizace.
— Petr Fiala (@P_Fiala) November 21, 2024
