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Jerusalem gay pride parade

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The Jerusalem gay pride parade (Hebrew: מצעד הגאווה והסובלנות בירושלים) is an annual pride parade taking place in Jerusalem.

In 2005 and 2015, Yishai Schlissel, a Haredi Jewish man[1] stabbed marchers with a knife, resulting in three injuries (2005) and in six injuries, one fatal (2015).[2][3] He was arrested and convicted for the 2005 attack, and released from imprisonment three weeks before the 2015 parade.[4] On 30 July 2015, only three weeks after being released, Yishai Schlissel stabbed six marchers during the Jerusalem gay pride parade.[5][6]

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  1. Isabel Kershner (30 July 2015). "Ultra-Orthodox Israeli Stabs 6 at a Gay Pride Parade for Second Time, Police Say". The New York Times.
  2. "Jerusalem Gay Pride: Israel teenage stabbing victim dies". BBC News. 2 August 2015.
  3. Oren Liebermann; Jason Hanna (2 August 2015). "16-year-old gay pride marcher dies from stab wounds in Jerusalem". CNN.
  4. Miriam Berger (2 August 2015). "Repeat attacker hits pride parade in Jerusalem: Ultra-Orthodox Jew who allegedly stabbed six had been jailed for 2005 incident". The Vancouver Sun. The Associated Press. Archived from the original on 4 August 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  5. "Six stabbed at Jerusalem pride parade by same assailant who attacked parade in 2005". The Times of Israel. 30 July 2015.
  6. "Jerusalem Gay Pride: Six stabbed 'by ultra-Orthodox Jew'". BBC News. 30 July 2015.