Keep postponing to write about this.
Since the International Criminal Court issue an arrest warrant against Benjamin Netanyahu our politicians did statements that cast judgement on the ruling, calling it from concerning to scandalous. Considering how strong the Jewish lobby on the Hungary this had to come as a surprise to noone. Those who ignore the impact of Israel on Hungary's foreign politics, they won't understand our relations at all.
Interesting article by NYT:
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/world/middleeast/netanyahu-orban-icc-hungary-israel.html
This quotes one of the media statements:
>The arrest warrant against the Israeli leader, Mr. Orban told Kossuth Radio, was “fundamentally wrong” and an “outrageously brazen” political decision that would only lead to “the discrediting of international law” and “add fuel to the flames” of conflict in the Middle East.
Also rightfully notes:
>the Hungarian leader has been one of Israel’s most stalwart allies in Europe
However this is a horribly false view:
>Mr. Orban’s defiance of the I.C.C. as a “continuation and expansion of his anti-establishment logic”
Even opposition here wouldn defy the ICC. It's not the result of going against the grain, and a mistake to lump it with the other contrarian behaviour.
Some stuff about Germany:
>Many are supporters of the court in general, but also allies of Israel.
>This is particularly true for Germany, where a desire to separate itself from the horrors of the Holocaust during Nazi rule has made it wary of criticizing Israel and its leaders.
Citing the instilled collective guilt this openly in one of the most notable newspaper... that's really something.
>One of the countries clearly promising to enforce the arrest warrant should Mr. Netanyahu visit was Slovenia, which in June officially recognized a Palestinian state.
Slobenia, yuo are nazi!