Orban invites Netanyahu to Hungary, as ICC warrant divides Europeans (www.reuters.com)

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Assuring Netanyahu that he would face no risks if he visited Hungary, Orban branded the arrest warrants a "brazen, cynical and completely unacceptable decision". Orban, who is often at odds with his EU peers, has forged warm ties with Netanyahu.

"Today I will invite Israel's prime minister, Mr. Netanyahu, for a visit to Hungary and in that invite I will guarantee him that if he comes, the ICC ruling will have no effect in Hungary, and we will not follow its contents," Orban said.

All EU countries are members of the ICC and, as such, have an obligation to carry out its warrants. However EU heavyweights Germany and France declined to say what they would do if the Israeli leader entered their territory, while non-EU Britain - also an ICC member - was similarly circumspect in its response.

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[-] Sundial@lemm.ee 3 points 1 day ago

I'm not surprised by this. A small/weak country can't exactly go up against a head of state of a nuclear capable one. Arresting them would have serious repercussions for said country. It's not a fair expectation.

[-] eldavi@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago

i bet the biggest challenge is the one that probably wont happen: netanyahu visiting a nuclear powered country that is member or the the rome statute.

since the list of countries that are both members to the rome statue and nuclear powered are the same list that united states call allies; it's never going to happen unless the united states has decided that the icc's usefulness as a poltical bludgeon to attack it's enemies as at an end like some of the united nation's organizations like unrwa or unesco or unfpa or etc.

[-] Sundial@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago

Most of them have come out and said they'll accept the rule of law and arrest him. I think Germany was the only exception, though I'm not sure if there are others.

[-] eldavi@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

that speaks to the heart of my argument: they won't allow a confrontation like this to take place and the countries are signaling to their big ally of what they will do once placed into that situation as a cya protection from that big ally.