Embattled Israel Prize laureate to donate winnings to B’Tselem, Breaking the Silence

Weizmann Institute math and computer science professor Oded Goldreich (left) receives the Israel Prize at a ceremony at the Education Ministry in Jerusalem, on April 11, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Weizmann Institute math and computer science professor Oded Goldreich (left) receives the Israel Prize at a ceremony at the Education Ministry in Jerusalem, on April 11, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Prof. Oded Goldreich, the recent recipient of the Israel Prize in mathematics, announces that he will donate his NIS 75,000 in prize money to five left-wing human rights organizations, including Breaking the Silence and B’Tselem.

“We are proud of the fact that the education ministers who denied him the award will not be satisfied with the actions he has taken,” the organizations say, according to Ynet.

The five groups that are set to receive the prize money are Breaking the Silence, Standing Together, Kav LaOved, B’Tselem, and Adalah.

Goldreich received the Israel Prize at the offices of the Education Ministry on Monday, despite the political opposition of two education ministers, including the current one, who boycotted the ceremony, and following a near year-long political saga over his alleged support of anti-Israel boycotts.

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