The makeshift street sign described the Israeli prime minister as “the purifier of evil.”

“Obama made it clear to me that US policy was going to take a sharp turn against the ideas I believed in.”

Israel rejects the authority of the International Criminal Court and the legitimacy of the arrest warrants it has issued.

“We have always been committed to our obligations under international law,” David Lammy told reporters in Italy.

“This ill-considered endorsement of the ICC’s politically motivated actions is a slap in the face to our ally and to every innocent Israeli still being held hostage,” wrote Leo Housakos, a Quebec senator.

The Hague issued warrants for Israel’s prime minister and former defense minister due to alleged “crimes against humanity and war crimes” in Gaza.

The Israel Security Agency and Israel Police called it “a serious incident that represents a dangerous escalation.”

“The world has seen but a fraction of our power. Yet there’s one thing Khamenei’s regime fears more than Israel. You know what it is? It’s you—the people of Iran.”

The Israeli premier condemned as an “organized witch hunt” the “wild and unstoppable attacks” against his office in connection with leak and misconduct allegations.