Criminal10/5/2026

Bar-Ilan Lecturer Charged With Preparing Attacks Against Arabs

The State Attorney’s Office filed an indictment with the Lod District Court against a mathematics lecturer at Bar-Ilan University. According to the indictment, he planned simultaneous attacks intended to kill hundreds of Arab citizens and residents in several areas.

Key facts

•Court: Lod District Court
•Defendant: mathematics lecturer, about 60 years old
•Place of residence: Petah Tikva
•He is accused of preparing attacks
•The case number and date were not specified in the source
•The particular statutory provisions were not specified

Who Is the Defendant?

The defendant is a mathematics lecturer at Bar-Ilan University, a Petah Tikva resident about 60 years old. His name was not given in the report. The case was transferred to the Lod District Court, but the case number and the date the indictment was filed were not provided.

Nature of the Charges

The State Attorney’s Office alleges that, for nationalist-ideological motives, the lecturer prepared numerous attacks that were supposed to be carried out simultaneously. Their alleged targets were Arab citizens of Israel, including Bedouins, as well as Arabs living in East Jerusalem and Judea and Samaria. According to the indictment, the plan was intended to bring about the deaths of many hundreds of people and the flight or final expulsion of Arabs to Jordan, Lebanon and the Gaza Strip.

The Plan and Alleged Partners

According to the report, the defendant called his plan “AYAT” — a Hebrew acronym for the phrase “The People Will Carry Out a Transfer.” It was further alleged that he intended to contact Moshe Feiglin, chairman of the Zehut party, and bring him into the plan. The source does not report that any charges were filed against Feiglin or that he participated in the alleged preparations.

The Case’s Legal Stage

The defendant is charged with security offenses, including preparation to commit an act of terrorism, as well as additional acts not detailed in the brief report. The source does not specify the particular statutory provisions or the evidence. No judgment on the merits has yet been reported: filing an indictment means initiating criminal proceedings, not determining that the defendant is guilty.

What this means for you

The report indicates that criminal liability in terrorism cases may be based on the alleged preparation of attacks even if the source does not report that they were carried out. However, an indictment is not a substitute for a judgment: the defendant’s guilt must be determined by the court. Mentioning a person as someone allegedly considered for inclusion in the plan does not in itself indicate that the person participated in an offense.

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