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Netanyahu, Orban talk Hungary’s ICC withdrawal with Trump
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, left, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands after a press statement at the Carmelite Monastery in the Buda Castle in Budapest, Hungary, April 3, 2025. (AP/Denes Erdos)
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, and “the next steps that can be taken on this topic,” says the Prime Minister’s Office.
Orban and Netanyahu are two of Trump’s closest allies in the Western world.
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