More than 200 students from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s former high school in Pennsylvania have petitioned to oust him from their hall of fame, Middle East Eye reports, citing The New York Times.

The students submitted a petition to the Cheltenham High Alumni Association last month to have a photo of the alumnus removed from the school’s hall of fame, according to The New York Times.

The campaigning students cited Netanyahu’s arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC), which accuses him of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip, as well as his indictment on corruption charges in Israel.

The New York Times reported that students sent an email to the alumni association that read: “When students see these alumni on the wall of fame as we walk past every day, we understand that these are people we should look up to, and we strive to be like them one day.

“As such, we feel it is not right for him [Netanyahu] to continue to be recognised in our school.”

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