Binyamin Netanyahu is due to arrive in Budapest on Wednesday night for a visit framed as an act of defiance by Hungary and Israel against the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrants against him for war crimes. As an ICC signatory Hungary is required to arrest the Israeli prime minister, but instead Viktor Orban, his Hungarian counterpart, will roll out the red carpet in a staged event to flout the law. Orban has instructed his ministers to explore ways for Hungary to leave the ICC and the Rome Statute treaty that created it, a move that would put him at odds with the European Union. Orban is believed to favour removing Hungary from the International Criminal Court ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP/GETTY IMAGESThe European Commission’s view is that all EU member states should ensure “full co-operation with the court, including by the prompt

Source: The Times April 02, 2025 14:04 UTC