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Johnson, who had voiced his opposition to the ICC investigation, which began in 2019 when he was prime minister, said on Wednesday night: “This sounds like a worrying politicization of the Metropolitan Police, especially after officers were seen of the Met tearing down posters of Israeli Hostages in Gaza.”
In October, two officers were photographed removing signs calling for the release of Israeli hostages. Scotland Yard said they had been acting to calm local tensions.
Johnson added: “When I was mayor of London I made it clear that we would not import foreign wars or disputes onto the streets of London. “The Met would be better off fighting knife crime in the capital.”
A former senior cabinet minister said: “This raises the question of why the Metropolitan Police have become involved. They have a lot of work to do domestically, while what is happening in Israel and Gaza is a gray area right now.
“The fight against terrorism depends directly on the Minister of the Interior, and he would have been informed about it. “The Home Secretary should have offered guidance on whether this is an appropriate use of resources.”
Gideon Falter, chief executive of the Campaign Against Antisemitism, said: “This poster campaign is absolutely surreal.
“At a time when protesters march in London every week wearing Hamas-style headbands, shout genocidal chants, call for jihad against the Jewish state and incite violent intifada with apparent impunity, the Met is concerned about acts of terrorism and accusations of war crimes. on the other side of the world, which could even contravene the stated position of the British Government.
“The first duty and priority of the British police must surely be the safety and well-being of the British people in Britain. The Met cannot hide its abject failure to fulfill that duty over the past three months by focusing its attention on a foreign conflict.
“British cities have become no-go zones for Jews. Where are the Met posters that address that unacceptable reality?
Johnson condemns Met Police investigation into Israel ‘war crimes’