supporting me @TeacherPrize #TeachersMatter pic.twitter.com/DlpF1OkgqW — Hanan Hroub (@hanan_hroub) March 12, 2016 After Al Hroub was announced as the prize winner, the Associated Press broke the story that her husband, Omar Al Hroub, had served 10 years in Israeli prison for his role in an attack that killed six Israelis in 1980.