Oxfam is trying to clear its name after a human-rights organization and several blogs questioned its relationship with a controversial Jewish philanthropist, Lev Leviev. Spokespeople for Oxfam Great Britain and Oxfam America have said the organization has not received contributions from Mr. Leviev, despite press reports.

According to magazine articles published last year, Mr. Leviev, an Israeli billionaire, has donated to Oxfam’s humanitarian efforts.

After the articles appeared, Adalah-NY, a human-rights group in New York, wrote a letter asking Oxfam not to accept money from Mr. Leviev.

Adalah and other advocacy groups have protested Mr. Leviev’s diamond business for supporting illegal Jewish settlements in the West Bank, among other things. A spokesperson for Mr. Leviev told The New York Post last month that the protests were “inaccurate.”

Once Oxfam cleared up the confusion, Adalah rescinded its request and thanked the group for its response.

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