Six people have been injured, two of them seriously after an
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man went on a stabbing spree at a gay pride parade in
Jerusalem, police have said.
Witnesses described the terrifying scene as the
knife-wielding man attacked multiple people at the march, which was attended by
about 5000 revellers in the Israeli capital yesterday.
Shai Aviyor told Israel’s Channel 2: “We heard people
screaming, everyone ran for cover, and there were bloodied people on the
ground.”
Israeli police pounced and arrested the man within minutes.
He was later revealed to be Yishai Shlissel an Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man who
was previously jailed for 10 years over a similar attack at the annual march in
2005.
He was later revealed to be Yishai Shlissel an Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man who
was previously jailed for 10 years over a similar attack at the annual march in
2005.
He was released from prison just three weeks ago, according
to reports.
The march has long been a focus of tension between Israel’s
predominantly secular majority and the ultra-Orthodox Jewish minority, who
object to public displays of homosexuality.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the attacks today
as “a despicable hate crime”.
He said Israel would prosecute those responsible, adding:
“Freedom of individual choice is a basic value in Israel.”
Jerusalem’s annual parade is smaller and more restrained
than the annual gay pride march in Tel Aviv, which was attended by some 100,000
revellers last month.
Source: – Evening Standard
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