Bar Ilan University Lecturer Charged With Planning Mass Terror Attacks Against Arabs

The State Prosecutor's Office has filed a serious and unusual indictment against a 60-year-old mathematics lecturer at Bar Ilan University, residing in central Israel. The lecturer is accused of planning simultaneous, large-scale terror attacks against Arab civilians in Israel, motivated by religious and nationalist ideology. His alleged goal was to cause hundreds of deaths, instill widespread fear, and ultimately drive all Arab citizens of Israel and Palestinians in the West Bank to flee or be permanently expelled.

The indictment details that the suspect conceived this plan following the "Guardian of the Walls" riots in 2021, and with increased intensity after the October 7th attack. He allegedly developed a detailed plan, which he named "Ha'Ayit" (an acronym for "The People Will Do Transfer"). From February 2023 until his arrest last month, he reportedly made extensive preparations for these terror acts.

According to the plan, 72 Jewish attackers, including himself, were to divide into 12 terror cells. Armed with weapons, they would simultaneously launch attacks in mixed cities and Arab towns across Israel. The indictment further claims the suspect planned to receive pre-arranged support from subversive elements recruited within the IDF, including bombing Arab population centers by the Air Force, Artillery Corps, and Armored Corps.

The charges against him include preparing to commit an act of terror, extortion by threats, and obstruction of justice. The public defenders representing the accused stated, "We are in the initial stages of the legal process. After we study the investigation materials, we will consider our next legal steps."