Yishai Schlissel

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, for which he served ten years in prison.

[9][7] Shortly after his release, he distributed a homophobic letter in his hometown which read, "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][13] Shortly after, Prime Minister Netanyahu offered his condolences, adding "We will deal with the murderer to the fullest extent of the law.

"[10] A psychiatric evaluation by the Israel Prison Service, with which Schlissel refused to cooperate, found him fit to stand trial.

However, after state psychiatrists argued that his refusal to cooperate rendered the evaluation inconclusive, the court ordered that he be hospitalized for a 48-hour observation period for reevaluation.

[17] On 26 June 2016, he was sentenced to life plus 31 years in prison, and was ordered to pay NIS 2,064,000 in compensation to the families of his victims.

[18][19] Before his prison sentence, Schlissel resided in Modi'in Illit, a Haredi Israeli settlement in the West Bank.