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Yishai Schlissel

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Yishai Schlissel
Born10 December 1975
Yad Binyamin, Israel
NationalityIsraeli
Children4
MotiveReligious convictions
Conviction(s)Attempted murder, aggravated assault, murder
Criminal penalty12 years in prison
Payment of compensation in the amount of 280 000 NIS for the three victims
Life plus 31 years in prison
Payment of compensation in the amount of 2 064 000 NIS
Details
Victims2005: 3 wounded
2015: 1 killed, 5 wounded



Yishai Schlissel (also spelled Shlisel; Hebrew: ישי שליסל; born 10 December 1975) is a convicted Israeli murderer. He stabbed marchers during the Jerusalem gay pride parade in 2005. Then, three weeks after his release from prison, during the 2015 Jerusalem gay Jerusalem gay pride, he stabbed 16-year-old Shira Banki to death, and wounded five other people,[1][2]

Crimes

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In 2005, Schlissel stabbed three marchers during the gay pride parade in Jerusalem.[3][4] As a result, he was convicted of attempted murder and aggravated assault,[5] and sentenced to twelve years in prison,[6][7] He served his sentence at Maasiyahu Prison. In 2007, his sentence was reduced to ten years on appeal.[8] In 2008, he was hospitalized for a month and a half for mental health issues and diagnosed with a paranoid psychiatric condition.[8]


He was released in June 2015.[9][5] Shortly after his release, he distributed a homophobic letter that said, "It is the obligation of every Jew to keep his soul from punishment by stopping this giant desecration of God's name next Thursday".[10]


On 30 July 2015, only three weeks after being released, he stabbed six marchers during the Jerusalem gay pride parade.[11][12]


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.[13][14]


Biography

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Before his prison sentence, Schlissel resided in Modi'in Illit, a Haredi Israeli settlement in the West Bank.[15][5]

He was born on 10 December 1975 in Yad Binyamin.[16][17]

He is a Haredi Jew.[18][19] After marrying he studied in a kollel in Jerusalem.[20][21]

Before his prison sentence, Schlissel resided in Modi'in Illit, a Haredi Israeli settlement in the West Bank.[5]

Prior to his crime, he was married, with four children.[22] He divorced his wife at the beginning of his imprisonment in 2005.[23][21]

References

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  1. ↑ [1], An indictment for murder against Yishai Schlissel, Haaretz, 24 August 2015 (Hebrew)
  2. ↑ Jeremy Bob, Yonah (26 June 2016). "Life sentence for Jerusalem pride parade stabber who killed teen girl". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  3. ↑ Six stabbed at Jerusalem pride parade by same assailant who attacked parade in 2005, The Times of Israel, 30 July 2015
  4. ↑ Jerusalem Gay Pride: Six stabbed 'by ultra-Orthodox Jew', BBC News, 30 July 2015
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Levinson, Chaim; Kubovich, Yaniv (31 July 2015). "Israel Police to probe failure to monitor Jerusalem gay pride parade assailant". Haaretz.
  6. ↑ Levinson, Chaim; Kubovich, Yaniv (31 July 2015). "Israel Police to probe failure to monitor Jerusalem gay pride parade assailant". Haaretz.
  7. ↑ Cite error: The named reference bbcnewsultra was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "פרסום ראשון: שליסל אושפז במהלך שהותו בכלא בשל מצב פסיכוטי". Archived from the original on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  9. ↑ Ettinger, Yair; Skop, Yarden; Levinson, Chaim (30 July 2015). "6 stabbed at Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade by ultra-Orthodox Jewish assailant". Haaretz.
  10. ↑ Williams, Joe (2 August 2015). "Victim of Jerusalem Pride attack dies of injuries". PinkNews. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  11. ↑ Six stabbed at Jerusalem pride parade by same assailant who attacked parade in 2005, The Times of Israel, 30 July 2015
  12. ↑ Jerusalem Gay Pride: Six stabbed 'by ultra-Orthodox Jew', BBC News, 30 July 2015
  13. ↑ Williams, Joe (2 August 2015). "Victim of Jerusalem Pride attack dies of injuries". PinkNews. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  14. ↑ Kubovich, Yaniv (2 August 2015). "16-year-old stabbed in Jerusalem pride parade succumbs to wounds". Haaretz. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  15. ↑ Levinson, Chaim; Kubovich, Yaniv (31 July 2015). "Israel Police to probe failure to monitor Jerusalem gay pride parade assailant". Haaretz.
  16. ↑ PM visits pride attack victim, defends ‘right to live in peace’, The Times of Israel, 31 July 2015
  17. ↑ ומופנם, או איש עקרונות קנאי - מי אתה ישי שליסל? Archived 2021-02-26 at the Wayback Machine, 31 July 2015
  18. ↑ Six stabbed at Jerusalem pride parade by same assailant who attacked parade in 2005, The Times of Israel, 30 July 2015
  19. ↑ Jerusalem Gay Pride: Six stabbed 'by ultra-Orthodox Jew', BBC News, 30 July 2015
  20. ↑ ומופנם, או איש עקרונות קנאי - מי אתה ישי שליסל? Archived 2021-02-26 at the Wayback Machine, 31 July 2015
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Cite error: The named reference bhol was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
  22. ↑ ומופנם, או איש עקרונות קנאי - מי אתה ישי שליסל? Archived 2021-02-26 at the Wayback Machine, 31 July 2015
  23. ↑ ומופנם, או איש עקרונות קנאי - מי אתה ישי שליסל? Archived 2021-02-26 at the Wayback Machine, 31 July 2015
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