Hungary's Orban breaks with neighbors to dismiss ICC's arrest warrant for Netanyahu

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Posted on 11/23/2024 3:34:06 PM PST by Angelino97

Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban said Friday he would invite Benjamin Netanyahu to visit his country and that he would guarantee that an International Criminal Court arrest warrant against the Israeli prime minister would "not be observed."

Orban's remarks stand in contrast to a long list of European leaders who promised to respect the court's decision.

Ireland's prime minister Simon Harris said Friday that his country would be prepared to arrest the Israeli prime minister if he came to the country.

“We support international courts and we apply their warrants,” Harris told national broadcaster RTE when asked if Netanyahu would be arrested if he arrived in Ireland for whatever reason.

In doing so, Harris followed several other European countries who have said they would respect the court's accusations.

The Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, Italy, Spain and Slovenia all said Thursday that they would meet their commitments and obligations regarding the Rome Statute — the treaty that established the ICC — and international law, although only some of those countries explicitly said that they would arrest Netanyahu.

The ICC issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Netanyahu and his former defense chief Yoav Gallant, as well as Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif, for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza conflict.

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