Marking a decade since the murder of his daughter, the father of Shira Banki speaks to marchers at Jerusalem Pride.
“I am standing here today because Shira wasn’t killed in combat, she wasn’t murdered by a foreign enemy,” Ori Banki tells the crowd gathered on the grass in Independence Park.
“Shira was murdered by an Israeli citizen on the Israeli street, as a direct result of the incitement in Israel,” he continues.
Sixteen-year-old Shira Banki was stabbed to death by a Haredi extremist 10 years ago, while marching in the 2015 Jerusalem Pride Parade.
The murderer, Yishai Schlissel, “wasn’t insane and wasn’t an outlier,” says Banki’s father.
“He was an incensed man who is still supported today by many people. Some out of unawareness and stupidity, some in complete understanding,” he warns.
As participants marched earlier today, many laid flowers at the site of Banki’s death, among them President Isaac Herzog and Dutch ambassador Marriet Schuurman.
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