Hungary will begin the process of withdrawing from the International Criminal Court, an official said Thursday, just as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived to red carpet treatment in the country’s capital despite an arrest warrant from the world’s only permanent global tribunal for war crimes and genocide.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called the International Criminal Court (ICC) politicized. This reportedly led Hungary to consider withdrawing from the ICC, Telex reports. Orbán made these remarks during a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Budapest.

Hungarian and Israeli leaders speak with President Trump about move; Budapest rolls out red carpet for PM as Orban backs Jerusalem's right to self-defense against Hamas The post Netanyahu, in Budapest,

A senior official in Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government confirmed its withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) hours after Netanyahu arrived in Hungary for a state visit.

During their meeting in Budapest, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban spoke to US President Donald Trump by phone, Netanyahu’s office says. The conversation focused on Hungary’s withdrawal from the International Criminal Court today,

Orbán and Netanyahu agreed that the ICC has become a "political court", and that "every democratic state" must stand up against it. At the joint press conference, Orbán also said that anti-Semitism is on the rise everywhere in Europe,

BUDAPEST: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Hungary's capital early Thursday to red carpet treatment despite a warrant for his arrest issued by the world's top war crimes court. Hungary's government,

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has declared that the ICC has transformed into a political forum, straying from its original mandate of pursuing justice. Orbán commented, "we are convinced the otherwise very important court has diminished into a political forum,