Viktor Orbán
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán spoke at the reopening, which was accomplished with state funding amid a rapprochement with the Jewish group that owns the facility.
Israeli Education Minister Yoav Kisch addresses the International Pro-Israel Summit in Budapest, thanking Hungary for its “zero tolerance toward antisemitism.”
Budapest has begun a year-long withdrawal from the court after condemning its actions as political and pledging support for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel.
The meeting comes amid an IDF offensive in the Gaza Strip and growing concerns about Iran’s nuclear project.
Israel is looking for partners to build out its weapons manufacture infrastructure.
With the re-election of Donald Trump, Viktor Orbán’s withdrawal from the ICC, Netanyahu is proving that Israel can win its just war on the physical battlefield and on the diplomatic one as well.
The withdrawal will make Hungary the only E.U. member state that does not recognize the court’s mandate.
During Netanyahu’s visit, a senior Hungarian Cabinet minister announced that Budapest would be withdrawing from the International Criminal Court.
The diplomatic moves would serve to strengthen the alliance between Hungary, Israel and the United States at a time of fractious divisions over foreign policy within the European Union.
The visit, which comes at Orban’s invitation, follows the Hungarian leader’s rejection of last year’s ICC decision to seek Netanyahu’s arrest for alleged war crimes.
Israel’s minister for foreign affairs spoke during a visit to Budapest.
The Hungarian capital has become a haven for tourists from the Hebrew state, who flock to its vibrant Jewish Quarter.
