Mannen som knivstakk og såret tre deltakere i Gay Pride-paraden i Jerusalem i fjor sommer er dømt til 12 års fengsel og til å betale sine ofre 280 000 shekel i erstatning. Yishai Schlissel hevder han fikk beskjed av høyere makter om å angripe paraden fordi den såret hans religiøse følelser. Jerusalem byrett viste imidlertid ingen nåde, og ga Schlissel i tillegg en skrape for forakt for retten da han nektet å reise seg for dommerpanelet.

The judges rejected the defense claim that the assailant was suffering from temporary insanity at the time of the attack, and ruled that he was responsible for his actions.

«Even if the defendant had reached a point of mental agitation, at the moment he took the knife out of his pocket and got ready to use it he was aware of his actions and their consequences,» the three judge panel wrote in their sentencing.