Gay Parade stabber gets 12 years in prison
Tal Rosner
Even representatives of the gay community did not expect such a heavy punishment for the knifeman who stabbed marchers in the Gay Pride Parade, Yishai Schlissel, who received 12 years in prison.
Schlissel was convicted of attempting to murder three people during the Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade, which took place some six months ago.
Three marchers sustained light to moderate wounds in the attack. Schlissel said at the time “I came to murder in the name of God. Such abomination cannot exist in Israel.”
The Jerusalem District Court also ordered that NIS 280 million (about USD 60 million) be paid as compensation to the victims.
"This won't give us back the nights and days we were in hospital with our daughter," said Yafit, the mother of Ligal Trazi, who was stabbed in the march, and who today has a large scar in the place where she was stabbed.
"It also won't make our horror and hysteria disappear – but at least people will know that such a thing will not go over quietly," she added.
Yafit said she would submit a civil lawsuit against Schlissel as well, which she will base on Wednesday's verdict and sentence.
"I will make his life bitter like he made our life bitter, but I must say I am pleasantly surprised by the judges. We didn't expect 12 years," Yafit said.
Upon hearing his sentence, and immediately after judges told him how much time he would serve in prison, Schlissel sat down in protest. Judges called for him to rise three times but he refused.
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