US EditionHungary votes to withdraw from International Criminal Court
- Hungary's parliament has voted to withdraw from the International Criminal Court due to its political stance against Israel, announced by Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto.
- The withdrawal will take effect one year after Hungary notifies the UN Secretary General, during which Hungary must still cooperate with the ICC.
- Prime Minister Viktor Orban expressed that the ICC is now a political tool rather than an impartial court after inviting Netanyahu to Hungary.
- Netanyahu called Hungary's decision a 'bold and principled action' against the ICC's alleged corruption and bias toward Israel.
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Netanyahu expresses ‘heartfelt gratitude’ for Hungary’s ICC withdrawal
“Countries of moral clarity should take an example from Hungary and withdraw from the ICC,” the Israeli prime minister wrote.The post Netanyahu expresses ‘heartfelt gratitude’ for Hungary’s ICC withdrawal appeared first on JNS.org.
The Hungarian Parliament voted in favour of the withdrawal of the country from the International Criminal Court (IPI) after Prime Minister Viktor Orban accused the court of "moving political intentions". After March's vote, the withdrawal from the CPI court will take one year, once Budapest will officially notify the Secretary-General of the United Nations of its decision, informs TVPWorld.
Hungary Approves Withdrawal From ICC Over ‘Politicized’ Stance Against Israel, Gaza War
Hungary’s parliament approved the country’s withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) over its “political” stance against Israel and the war in Gaza, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto announced Tuesday.
Hungarian Parliament votes to withdraw Budapest from the International Criminal Court
Following the reception given to the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, who was granted an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court, Hungary formalizes what it had already put in place: the Budapest Parliament approved Viktor Orban's government's proposal to withdraw the country from the Hague Tribunal. A decision announced in April precisely during the visit of the Prime Minister of Tel Aviv and which the Foreign Minister, Pe…
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