Israel Police has launched an investigation into recent incitement, including a photo on social media showing President Reuven Rivlin in a kafia after Mr. Rivlin announced he would not pardon former IDF soldier Elor Azariya.

This photo of the president in a kafia is not a lone photo, but others appears as well, including one with a PLO flag with the statement “You are no my president”. Some comments used expletives as well, while others simply wrote “Your photo makes me want to throw up”.

By and large, there is major disappointment among right-wingers vis-à-vis President Rivlin, who was perceived as being right-wing before being elected to office, after having served his political career in Likud and being from the old-guard. However, since being elected president, he has turned his back on his Jabotinsky roots as he appears to be trying to be “Everyone’s president”.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)