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In a defiant gesture towards the International Criminal Court, Benjamin Netanyahu is visiting Hungary
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It will be his first trip to the European Union since an arrest warrant was issued against him
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The Israeli Prime Minister is wanted for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip
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Prime Minister Victor Orban extended the invitation in November last year, quickly flouting the ICC ruling
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We have no choice, but... to defy this decision, and I will invite the Israeli Prime Minister, Mr Netanyahu, to visit Hungary
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where I will assure him if he comes that the international criminal court's ruling will have
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no effect in Hungary, and that we will not follow its terms. As a signatory of the ICC, Hungary is formally obliged to take Netanyahu into custody
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but for the next four days, Orban is expected to welcome him into Budapest with open arms
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and it is not the only time they have put their friendship first
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In 2017, when Auburn was accused of anti-Semitism towards the American Jewish billionaire George Soros
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the Israeli PM came to his rescue. In July last year, Budapest vetoed an EU statement that condemned the Knesset's rejection of a Palestinian state
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And the Hungarian leader has unconditionally supported Israel's offensive in Gaza, which has claimed more than 50,000 lives, according to Gaza authorities
