Communist Party of Israel
Far-right Minister of Education Yoav Galant has demanded that the Israel Prize nominating committee rescind its reported decision to award the country’s highest honor to Prof. Oded Goldreich, a leading computer scientist, Al–Ittihad and Zo Haderech have reported. Goldreich, who has been active for years against the occupation of the Palestinian territories, is a long-time member of Hadash and the Communist Party of Israel (CPI). Prof. Oded Goldreich (Photo: Weizmann Institute) Minister Galant, a former general in the Israeli army, was head of the Southern Command during Israel’s controversial Operation Cast Lead against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. In 2010 his nomination as the next Chief of Staff was withdrawn following allegations that he had seized lands near his home in Moshav Amikam, near Zikhron Ya’akov in the Carmel Coast along Israel’s Coastal plain. Galant, a member of the Likud since 2018, reportedly exploded when he unofficially learned last week…
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Far-Right Education Minister Seeks to Deny Prize to Hadash Activist