Lawyer Who Met With Bar-Ilan Lecturer Now Regrets Not Reporting Him

A lawyer, Tamir Dortal, has revealed that he met with a Bar-Ilan University lecturer who presented a plan to incite fear and encourage the emigration of Arabs from Israel. Dortal stated that he immediately rejected the lecturer's ideas, calling them delusional and impractical, and demanded that the lecturer leave his office. However, Dortal did not report the incident to the police at the time because he did not believe the lecturer intended to carry out his plan.

Now, following the indictment of the lecturer for allegedly formulating a detailed plan to carry out attacks against hundreds of Arab civilians over three years, Dortal admits that his decision not to report the man was a "mistake in judgment." The indictment claims the lecturer, who referred to his plan as "Eit with Ya'aseh Transfer," intended to cause the permanent expulsion of Arabs to Jordan, Lebanon, and Gaza. The plan reportedly involved 72 Jewish attackers divided into 12 teams who would simultaneously attack mixed cities and Arab towns with weapons, axes, and hammers, with a future attempt to recruit IDF personnel.

Dortal described the lecturer as a retired professor who presented his ideas as theoretical and preliminary. He emphasized that he made it clear to the lecturer that his plan was morally reprehensible and contrary to the lecturer's stated beliefs. Dortal also mentioned warning the lecturer that he would report the matter, but ultimately did not contact the police, as he did not believe the man was capable of executing such a scheme. He explained his inaction by stating, "If I had thought he intended to carry out an actual act, I would have reported it."