Hungarian PM Viktor Orban is acting the part of a RW strongman supporting another RW strongman with his defiant invitation of Netanyahu. Life for the Roma of Hungary is described as "hell." Orban may as well as invite Vladimir Putin, Jair Bolsonaro, and Donald Trump for a summit that would be a 21st century "Pact of Blood."
British citizen Karim Khan KC is the ICC prosecutor on assignment at the Hague.
Germany is Israel's most important intelligence partner after the US and both Berlin and Jerusalem enjoy flourishing trade. Israel imports German-made cars, for example. See charts at bottom.
Regarding Italy, their intelligence relationship with Israel has only recently coalesced relative to Germany.
Economically, the Palestinian Territories imported more Israeli products than Italy before the war, but Italy exports oil to Israel.
Importantly, Italy has 1,000 soldiers in UNIFIL who have been endangered several times. Italian peacekeepers were wounded a few months ago by a reported IDF attack which Rome strongly condemned. Yesterday, four Italian soldiers were wounded by rocket fire allegedly fired by Lebanese Hezbollah or their affiliates. UNIFIL is investigating.
Footnote: This weekend Settlers in the West Bank attacked IDF Central Command Major-General Avi Bluth, calling him a "traitor" and "Israel hater."
IDF Major-General Avi Bluth
Sources:
https://www.timesofisrael.com/germany-is-israels-most-important-ally-after-us-says-new-envoy-in-berlin/
https://oec.world/en/profile/bilateral-country/deu/partner/isr
https://oec.world/en/profile/bilateral-country/isr/partner/ita
https://www.euronews.com/2024/10/10/italian-pm-meloni-calls-israels-attack-on-unifil-bases-in-lebanon-unacceptable
https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/international/israeli-settlers-attempted-attack-on-senior-army-officer-unifil-attacked-in-lebanon
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