Bar Ilan University Lecturer Indicted for Planning Mass Terror Attack

Central District prosecutors have filed a severe indictment against a mathematics lecturer at Bar Ilan University, approximately 60 years old, for allegedly planning a large-scale terror attack against hundreds of Arab citizens. The indictment claims that for over three years, from early February 2023 until his arrest two weeks ago, the lecturer meticulously planned an operation he called "EIT", an acronym for "A Nation Will Perform a Transfer." The plan involved 72 Jewish attackers, divided into 12 terror cells, who would be armed with various weapons and carry out surprise mass attacks in mixed cities and Arab towns across Israel. The indictment also alleges that the plan included support from elements within the IDF, such as bombing Arab population centers by the Air Force, Artillery Corps, and Armored Corps.

The lecturer, from Petah Tikva, reportedly conducted reconnaissance, drafted documents detailing the operation, and attempted to recruit participants. He allegedly sought to recruit supporters at public events held by the Zehut party, attempting to meet with its leader, Moshe Feiglin, to present his plan. He also allegedly delivered a blackmail letter to Feiglin's home and passed copies of it, along with a similar threat, to the party's CEO.

To conceal his activities, the lecturer reportedly wrote documents by hand, used disguises during meetings, used aliases, and communicated via payphones. The prosecution is seeking his detention until the end of legal proceedings, citing his extreme nationalist-ideological motive and the plan's potential to cause mass casualties among Arab citizens of Israel and Palestinians in East Jerusalem and the West Bank. Bar Ilan University has suspended the lecturer pending the outcome of the proceedings, stating it has zero tolerance for such phenomena and is shocked by the allegations.