Bar-Ilan University Lecturer Indicted for Terror Plot Against Arab Citizens

Prosecutors have filed an indictment against a Bar-Ilan University lecturer in the Central District Court in Lod. The lecturer is accused of planning for several years, driven by nationalist-ideological motives, to carry out a "bloody extremist scheme" targeting hundreds of Arab citizens in Israel, including Bedouins, as well as Arabs from East Jerusalem and the West Bank. According to the indictment, the accused planned to simultaneously execute numerous terrorist acts aimed at killing hundreds of Arab citizens nationwide. The stated goal was to incite the Arab public to flee and permanently expel them to Jordan, Lebanon, and the Gaza Strip. The indictment details that the accused provided instructions for mass murder, seizing control of friction points, roads, and entry-exit routes of Arab towns, mixed cities, and hospitals. The document also included directives to show no mercy to women and children and to disregard pleas. Over approximately 18 months, the lecturer attempted to recruit supporters for his plan without success and conducted a reconnaissance tour around the town of Touba-Zangaria. The "Musaawa" Center commented that the indictment proves incitement against the Arab community has become acceptable discourse. Bar-Ilan University issued a statement condemning the lecturer's alleged plan, expressing shock at the accusations, and calling for the harshest penalties if the claims are proven true.