Donald Trump Didn’t Give Israel What It Wanted, but Things Aren’t All Bad
Netanyahu goes to Washington.
April 9, 2025
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:
Netanyahu goes to Washington.
Netanyahu goes to Budapest.
A Gazan perspective.
An acronym, a pun, and a people’s history.
The Flushing Remonstrance.
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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