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.
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.
that speaks to the heart of my argument: they won’t allow a confrontation like this to take place and the countries are signal to their big ally of what they will do once placed into that situation as a cya protection from that big ally.
Oh I see. Sorry, I misunderstood your comment.
i think it’s better to clarify what’s murky for the lurkers; there’s nothing to apologize for.