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 Felony Court docket (ICC) “is not going to be enforced” on Hungarian soil.
The ICC accuses Netanyahu and former Israeli Protection Minister Yoav Gallant of battle 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 costs, 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 along with his European Union friends, has cultivated a powerful relationship with Netanyahu, in response to Reuters.
In an area 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 can 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 “mistaken” and reiterated that Netanyahu could be totally 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 big 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 considerations over the ICC ruling. Whereas Prague has acknowledged its obligation to adjust to worldwide authorized commitments, it has brazenly criticized the court docket’s actions.
Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala remarked:
“The unlucky ICC determination 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
