Far-right activist fined for rejoicing in killing of teen at 2015 pride parade

14 June 2018, 2:09 pm

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The Ashkelon Magistrate’s Court orders Kiryat Malachi resident Gilad Kleiner — the son of a former Likud Knesset member — to pay a symbolic NIS 180 fine for Facebook posts in which he praised and endorsed the 2015 murder of 16-year-old Shira Banki at Jerusalem’s Gay Pride Parade.

The trial lasted the better part of two years, during which Kleiner’s charges were steadily reduced amid the defense’s claims that far-right views were unfairly targeted by the state prosecution.

As part of his sentencing, Kleiner agreed not to repeat his actions.

Banki was murdered by an anti-gay fanatic, Yishai Schlissel, who also stabbed five other people during the parade, on July 30, 2015.