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) “is not going to be enforced” on Hungarian soil.
The ICC accuses Netanyahu and former Israeli Protection Minister Yoav Gallant of warfare crimes and crimes in opposition to 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 determination, 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 totally unacceptable” transfer. Orbán, usually at odds together with his European Union friends, has cultivated a robust relationship with Netanyahu, in keeping with Reuters.
In a neighborhood radio interview, Orbán said:
“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 determination may have no impact in Hungary, and we is not going to adjust to its content material.”
The #ICC arrest warrant in opposition to Prime Minister @netanyahu is brazen, cynical and fully unacceptable. I invited Prime Minister Netanyahu for an official go to to Hungary, the place we’ll assure his freedom and security. pic.twitter.com/uRDoP307uL
— Orbán Viktor (@PM_ViktorOrban) November 22, 2024
He additional condemned the warrant as “fallacious” and reiterated that Netanyahu can be absolutely safe in partaking 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 big milestone, strengthening the bond between Israel and Hungary, one in all Israel’s staunchest supporters throughout the European Union (EU).
The Czech Republic has additionally voiced its considerations over the ICC ruling. Whereas Prague has acknowledged its obligation to adjust to worldwide authorized commitments, it has overtly criticized the courtroom’s actions.
Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala remarked:
“The unlucky ICC determination undermines its authority in different circumstances 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