Netanyahu considering US visit this week for Trump meeting: Axios
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Axios' Barak Ravid has revealed that an informed Israeli official disclosed Netanyahu's thoughts on visiting US President Donald Trump in Washington this week.
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President Donald Trump greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he arrives at the West Wing of the White House, Feb. 4, 2025, in Washington (AP)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is weighing a potential visit to the United States during Passover week for a meeting with US President Donald Trump, according to Axios global affairs correspondent Barak Ravid, who cited an Israeli official.
In a post on X, Ravid said, "An Israeli official told me Netanyahu is exploring the possibility of traveling to Washington during Passover week (10 days from now) for a meeting with President Trump. No final date has been set, but both sides are discussing the issue, the official said."
Trump divulged Thursday that Netanyahu may pay him a visit as soon as next week, as "Israel" increases its attack on the Gaza Strip.
Trump revealed he spoke to Netanyahu on Thursday and expects he will come to the US "sometime in the not so distant future- maybe next week.”
It is worth noting that the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by the IOF in Gaza, which obliges the globe's governments to arrest and hand Netanyahu over to the top court.
Hungary withdraws from ICC upon Netanyahu's visit
However, Netanyahu traveled to Hungary on Thursday, his first trip to Europe since the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for him and former Security Minister Yoav Gallant in November.​​​​​​​
Upon Netanyahu's visit, Hungary announced its withdrawal from the ICC, with Gergely Gulyas, Hungary's chief of staff, informing state news agency MTI that the government would initiate the withdrawal process later in the day.
However, Hungary's intention to leave the international court was first revealed after US President Donald Trump imposed sanctions on ICC prosecutor Khalil Khan in February.
"It's time for Hungary to review what we're doing in an international organization that is under US sanctions," Victor Orban stated in a post on X.
Orban is staunchly supportive of the Israeli PM Netanyahu and "Israel", as demonstrated by the Hungarian PM's invitation to Netanyahu a day after the ICC issued its arrest warrant against Netanyahu under suspicion of committing war crimes in Gaza. Budapest's PM has expressed readiness to block EU statements or actions critical of "Israel" in the past.
As a founding member of the ICC, Hungary is theoretically obligated to arrest and extradite individuals targeted by the court's warrants, yet Orban explicitly stated that Hungary would not comply with the ruling, which he described as brazen, cynical, and utterly unacceptable.
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