Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu completed his four-day visit to Hungary. He has now departed for the U.S. capital, Washington, to meet with President Donald Trump today. One of the key topics of discussion during the meeting between the two leaders will be the additional 17% customs duty imposed by Trump on Israel.

Before his departure, Netanyahu shared hints about the agenda of the meeting, mentioning issues such as hostages, achieving victory in Gaza, and of course, the customs regime applied to Israel.

One of the items to be discussed is the 17% customs duty imposed by the United States on Israel. Even though a free trade agreement was signed between the United States and Israel 40 years ago, Israel does not apply customs duties to 98% of American goods. The previously imposed 2% customs tariff was removed the day before Trump’s announcement of additional customs duties worldwide. However, Israel was included in the list announced by Trump that would face a 17% customs duty.

Netanyahu emphasized that he would be the first leader to discuss this issue with Trump. The surprising invitation reportedly came after Trump and Netanyahu had a phone conversation on Thursday, during which Netanyahu raised the customs tariff issue.

During Netanyahu’s visit to Hungary, the agenda included the International Criminal Court. Hungary made a decision to withdraw from the court based in The Hague. Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban announced this decision during a joint press conference with Netanyahu on Thursday. The International Criminal Court had issued an arrest warrant against the Israeli Prime Minister in November for alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes. Orban extended an invitation to Netanyahu to visit his country just a day after the arrest warrant.

Political analysts suggest that Netanyahu strategically utilized his visit to Hungary to mitigate the effects of the court’s decision. During his four-day visit, Netanyahu engaged with representatives of the Jewish community, visited the Genocide Memorial on the banks of the Danube River, and received an honorary diploma from a university. Even though Hungary’s withdrawal process will take a year to complete, the decisions of the International Criminal Court will still be binding in Budapest.

Orban made it clear in a recent radio interview that Hungary does not have a tradition of arresting its guests. Hungary was a founding member of the International Criminal Court established in 2002. Up to now, the court has seen withdrawals from two countries – Burundi and the Philippines.