President Rivlin Denies He Is Being Honored by Leftist New Israel Fund

The Office of President Reuven Rivlin has denied reports that he will receive on Thursday a citation of honor from the left-wing New Israel Fund (NIF) on Thursday.

It clarified that the Jewish-Arab Center at Givat Haviva, which is funded in part by the NIF, is awarding the President.

Rivlin's office stated:

The Jewish-Arab Center at Givat Haviva does much to build a joint society and holds varied activities that connect between the two nations….

Givat Haviva operates alongside the Shatil organization, which – like many organizations connected to Jewish-Arab activity – receives funding from the New Israel Fund. To say that the President is receiving a citation from the NIF is to go too far, and even to mislead.