Hungary’s illiberal prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has said he will invite his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, to visit in defiance of an international criminal court arrest warrant, as world leaders split over the ICC’s momentous decision. Nations are divided over how to respond to the arrest warrants, the first ever issued by the ICC against leaders of a democratic country. “It is a decision of a court, of an international court of justice. However, Norway and several EU member states including France and Germany have been non-committal, saying they respect international law but not confirming they would act. A French foreign ministry spokesperson, Christophe Lemoine, said on Thursday that Paris would react “in line with ICC statutes”.

Source: The Guardian November 22, 2024 17:04 UTC