Hungary will start the process to quit International Criminal Court as Netanyahu arrives in Budapest
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Hungary’s capital despite a warrant for his arrest issued by the International Criminal Court.

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Hungary’s capital early Thursday to red carpet treatment despite a warrant for his arrest issued by the world’s top war crimes court.

Hungary’s government, led by its populist prime minister and Netanyahu ally, Viktor Orbán, used the occasion of the Israeli leader’s visit to announce it will begin the procedure of withdrawing from the international tribunal that issued the warrant, the International Criminal Court.

  • toast@retrolemmy.com
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    2 days ago

    just emboldened by the current regime in the US

    Trump may be a bit of an Orban fanboy, but he isn’t out of step on the ICC with any of the recent former leaders of the US. Rejecting the ICC & blindly supporting Israel have been long running features of the US government.