Five wounded, one dead in attack on Jerusalem Pride event

By John Mack Freeman

Five people were wounded and another person has died as a result of an attack at a Jerusalem Pride event this week. The attacker, an ultra-Orthodox Jewish man named Yishai Schlissel, was released from prison three weeks ago after serving a ten year term for a similar attack. 16 year old Shira Banki died as a result of her wounds. Via PinkNews:

According to the newspaper Maariv, Schlissel wrote a letter ahead of the attack saying: “It is the obligation of every Jew to keep his soul from punishment and stop this giant desecration of God’s name next Thursday.”

“Once again, the evildoers want to have a parade of sin and of all places, in Jerusalem — city of the king of kings blessed be he — in order to defile its holiness and desecrate its holy name on Thursday. They are always looking for ways to desecrate God’s name even more.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has released a statement paying tribute to Shira and promising that Schlissel will be subject the “full extent” Israeli law.

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