U.S. professor becomes first Jew to win 'Arab Nobel Prize'

An American professor has become the first Jew to win the King Faisal International Prize in Medicine, popularly known as the "Arab Nobel Prize." 

Stanford professor Ronald Levy, who heads the university's Oncology department, told Haaretz that as an American Jew married to an Israeli it never crossed his mind that he might win the Saudi-financed competition. 

"I didn't think there was much chance, and I forgot about it," Levy said. "It's an Arab country, and I didn?t think they are likely to pick a Jew."

After he was informed of his victory, Levy rushed to check the contest Web site, where he found his picture and biography already on the homepage. More...

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