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Netanyahu's Trip to Budapest Was a Symbolic Act of Resistance
(JNS) Dr. Fiamma Nirenstein - There is a disturbing tendency to forget the context, the cause, and the necessity of the war forced upon Israel by Hamas's brutal assault aimed at the nation's destruction. When the subject is war, the world rushes to criticize Israel while erasing the reality that Hamas must be defeated for the sake of Israel's very survival. Humanitarian accusations, many of which have been exaggerated or outright fabricated, dance around the facts: Israel has abided by international humanitarian laws, provided food, issued warnings before attacks and shown restraint despite unprecedented provocation. The casualty figures repeatedly cited are wildly inflated and unsupported by serious investigative journalism. Prime Minister Netanyahu's recent trip to Budapest was more than a diplomatic visit - it was a symbolic act of resistance. Stepping foot safely on European soil, Netanyahu confronted the legitimacy of the International Criminal Court, which has sought his arrest. It's time to ring the bell for a new international legal order, one not hijacked by political interests. The writer, the Israel Foreign Ministry's Special Advisor for Combating Antisemitism, is a fellow at the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs. She served as vice president of the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the Italian Chamber of Deputies.