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April 9, 2025

Hungary Stands with Israel for Justice and against the ICC

Netanyahu goes to Budapest.

Viktor Orban is not a well-loved figure in European capitals, and has no shortage of critics in America—and some of their complaints ought to be taken seriously. But he is a friend of Israel, as his meeting with Netanyahu demonstrates. Not only did he dismiss the ICC’s allegations, he took the visit as an opportunity to announce that Hungary is leaving the Rome Statute, which established the court, altogether. Fiamma Nirenstein writes:

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