Yishai Schlissel
| Yishai Schlissel | |
|---|---|
| Born |
10 December 1975 Yad Binyamin, Israel |
| Residence | Modi'in Illit, West Bank |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Religion | Haredi Judaism |
| Criminal penalty |
12 years in prison Payment of compensation in the amount of 280 000 NIS for the three victims |
| Children | 4 |
| Motive | Religious convictions |
| Conviction(s) | stabbed marchers during the Jerusalem gay pride parade in 2005 |
Yishai Schlissel (also spelled Shlisel; Hebrew: ישי שליסל; born 10 December 1975) is an Israeli convicted criminal. He stabbed marchers during the Jerusalem gay pride parade in 2005, for which he served ten years in prison. On 30 July 2015, during the 2015 Jerusalem gay pride, he stabbed 16-year-old Shira Banki to death, and wounded six other people. The incident occurred just three weeks after his release from prison. On 24 August, Schlissel was indicted for murder, six counts of attempted murder and wounding under aggravating circumstances,[1] and detained until the end of proceedings.
Early life
Schlissel was born on 10 December 1975 in Yad Binyamin.[2][3] His parents are the children of Holocaust survivors. He studied Talmud and was very religious as a child and teenager. He later studied in a kolel in Jerusalem.[3]
Criminal acts and convictions
In 2005, Schlissel stabbed three marchers during the gay pride parade in Jerusalem.[4][5] As a result, he was convicted of "attempted murder and aggravated assault",[6] and sentenced to twelve years.[5] In 2007, his sentence was reduced to ten years, and he was released in June 2015.[7]
Shortly after his release in early July 2015, he distributed a homophobic letter in his hometown which read, "It is the obligation of every Jew to keep his soul from punishment and stop this giant desecration of God’s name next Thursday."[8] He was not tracked by the Judea and Samaria Police District because his previous crime had occurred in Jerusalem, outside of their jurisdiction.[7] Moreover, Moshe Edry, the chief of the Jerusalem District Police, was not warned that Schlissel would be coming to Jerusalem.[7]
On 30 July 2015, only three weeks after being released, he stabbed six marchers during the Jerusalem gay pride parade.[4][5] The act was widely condemned,[9] including by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.[10] One of the victims, 16-year-old Shira Banki, died of her wounds at the Hadassah Medical Center three days later, on 2 August 2015.[8][11] Shortly after, Prime Minister Netanyahu offered his condolences, adding "We will deal with the murderer to the fullest extent of the law."[8]
On 24 August 2015, Shlissel was charged with one count of murder and six counts of attempted murder and aggravated assault at the Jerusalem District Court.[12] On April 19, 2016, he was convicted of murder.[13]
Personal life
Schlissel resides in Modi'in Illit, a Haredi Israeli settlement and city in the West Bank.[6] He is an Israeli ultra-Orthodox Jew.[4][5] Prior to his crime, he was married with four children.[3] He divorced his wife at the beginning of his imprisonment in 2005.[3]
References
- ↑ , An indictment for murder against Yishai Schlissel, Haaretz, August 24, 2015 (Hebrew)
- ↑ PM visits pride attack victim, defends ‘right to live in peace’, The Times of Israel, July 31, 2015
- 1 2 3 4 מוזר ומופנם, או איש עקרונות קנאי - מי אתה ישי שליסל?, July 31, 2015
- 1 2 3 Six stabbed at Jerusalem pride parade by same assailant who attacked parade in 2005, The Times of Israel, July 30, 2015
- 1 2 3 4 Jerusalem Gay Pride: Six stabbed 'by ultra-Orthodox Jew', BBC News, July 30, 2015
- 1 2 Chaim Levinson, Yaniv Kubovich, Israel Police to probe failure to monitor Jerusalem gay pride parade assailant, Haaretz, July 31, 2015
- 1 2 3 "6 stabbed at Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade by ultra-Orthodox Jewish assailant". Haaretz. July 30, 2015.
- 1 2 3 Joe Williams, Victim of Jerusalem Pride attack dies of injuries, PinkNews, August 2, 2015
- ↑ "Yishai Schlissel: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy.com. July 10, 2015.
- ↑ Stuart Winer, After attack on pride parade, PM condemns ‘despicable hate crime’, The Times of Israel, July 30, 2015
- ↑ Kubovich, Yaniv (August 2, 2015). "16-year-old stabbed in Jerusalem pride parade succumbs to wounds". Haaretz. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4693866,00.html
- ↑ "Jerusalem gay pride parade stabber convicted of murder". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. April 19, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2016.