Math Professor Charged With Plotting Mass Murder and Expulsion of Arabs

The suspect allegedly conceived the plot, codenamed "Ayit" (an acronym for "A People Will Perform a Transfer"), over three years ago, with his planning intensifying during Operation Guardian of the Walls and the Swords of Iron war. His plan aimed to kill hundreds of Arabs and force their expulsion from the country. The scheme involved recruiting 72 Jewish activists, divided into 12 autonomous cells, to carry out synchronized armed assaults on mixed cities, Arab communities, hospitals, and transportation routes using firearms, axes, and hammers. Written instructions allegedly called for extreme brutality, including harming women and children, and the suspect reportedly took extreme measures to avoid detection, such as using the alias "Menachem Livneh," writing documents by hand, and wearing disguises.

According to the indictment, the lecturer attempted to recruit his own daughter, individuals within the IDF, and political figure Moshe Feiglin, the chairman of the Zehut party, though no one agreed to participate. Feiglin's party alerted authorities, leading to the suspect's arrest about a month before the indictment. Haaretz reported that the Shin Bet conducted a brief inquiry but opted not to fully investigate the suspect, despite him having a licensed firearm and visiting the Arab village of Tuba Zangaria for planning purposes, and instead transferred the case to the police, who were also reportedly slow to handle it.

Following the indictment, Bar-Ilan University immediately suspended the lecturer, expressing shock and calling for severe prosecution if the allegations are proven true. The Follow-up Committee for Arab Citizens in Israel and the National Committee for Heads of Arab Local Authorities called an emergency meeting in Tuba Zangaria, linking the plot to a political climate of escalating incitement and calls for transfer.