{
  "id": 13625374,
  "title": "Shahar Nevo's double life as Bar-Ilan math professor accused of plotting massacre - explainer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/shahar-nevos-double-life-as-bar-ilan-math-professor-accused-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-11T03:12:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/crime-in-israel/article-911251"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Prof. Shahar Nevo, a mathematics professor at Bar-Ilan University for over two decades, now faces severe allegations of plotting an act of terrorism, extortion by threats, and obstruction of justice. The 60-year-old professor, born in 1966, built an extensive academic career, publishing dozens of studies and teaching calculus and analysis courses. Despite his academic accomplishments, he had a minimal online presence, consisting mainly of scientific articles and course materials. The indictment alleges that Nevo planned an attack against Israeli Arabs for over three years, with the goal of killing hundreds. Nevo, who specializes in complex analysis, operator theory, and matrices of rational functions, completed his Ph.D. in 1999 and joined the tenured faculty at Bar-Ilan University in 1999. The university has condemned the allegations and suspended Nevo pending the conclusion of legal proceedings.",
  "summary": "His name was known mainly in the hallways of the department and among those who took his courses in infinitesimal calculus and analysis. Now he's known for planning a mass terror attack.",
  "key_points": [
    "Prof. Shahar Nevo, 60, Bar-Ilan University math professor",
    "Accused of plotting terrorism, extortion, obstruction of justice",
    "Allegations stem from over three years of planned attack on Israeli Arabs"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The allegations against Prof. Shahar Nevo fundamentally alter his public persona, shifting perceptions from a respected academic to a figure accused of serious crimes, and put his university's reputation at stake.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}