Students at Benjamin Netanyahu’s former school have launched a petition to remove the Israeli leader’s portrait from the hall of fame.

More than 200 pupils at Cheltenham High School, near Philadelphia, in the US, signed a petition calling for the politician to be removed from the gallery of notable alumni, according to The New York Times.

The group, which accounts for nearly 14 per cent of the student body, cited the ongoing corruption charges Mr Netanyahu is facing, alongside the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court accusing him of war crimes in their email calling for his removal. The allegations have been vehemently denied by Mr Netanyahu.

“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,” two of the students wrote in an email to the school’s alumni association according to the report.

“As such, we feel it is not right for him to continue to be recognised in our school,” the petition said.