State Prosecutor's Office May Investigate Associates of Bar Ilan Lecturer Accused of Terror Plot
Translated & summarized from Alarab by baba
The State Prosecutor's Office is reviewing whether to investigate individuals who met with a Bar Ilan University lecturer accused of planning terror attacks against Arabs. The Joint List party requested the probe after the lecturer allegedly informed public figures about his plot starting in 2025. Police only began investigating in 2026, by which time the lecturer had advanced his plans.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- State Prosecutor's Office may investigate associates of a lecturer accused of planning terror attacks.
- The Joint List party requested the investigation after the lecturer allegedly informed public figures.
- The lecturer, from Bar Ilan University, is accused of planning attacks against Arabs for three years.
- Police investigation only began in 2026, after the lecturer had made significant progress.
- The probe raises questions about criminal liability for failing to report the plot.
The State Prosecutor's Office is considering an investigation into individuals who met with a mathematics lecturer from Bar Ilan University accused of planning deadly terrorist attacks against Arabs for the past three years. This review follows a request submitted by the Joint List party, channeled through the office of Member of Knesset Ofer Cassif.
The Joint List urged a thorough investigation, particularly concerning those who met with the accused lecturer, to ensure strict legal enforcement against anyone aware of his terror plot who failed to report it to the authorities as required by law. According to materials available to the State Prosecutor's Office, a significant number of public figures in security, media, academia, and public policy were directly informed of the criminal terror plot by the lecturer himself starting in 2025. Despite this knowledge, police did not initiate an investigation until 2026, by which time the lecturer had made substantial progress in advancing and implementing his plan, even taking practical steps.
It is inferred that at least some individuals who communicated with the lecturer did not report their meetings to law enforcement, even though they knew he was planning bloody terror acts and possessed information that apparently raised genuine suspicions about his capability to carry them out. This situation raises fundamental questions about criminal liability for failing to prevent a terror act and failing to prevent a crime.
The Joint List emphasized the need to complete the investigation to uncover all aspects of the case, examine the responsibility of anyone suspected of knowing about the plot or failing to report it, and ensure the law is applied firmly and equally, without exception or discrimination.
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