Protesters in Jerusalem Pride March Fight with Israel Police

Jerusalem Pride Parade Marks a Decade Since Shira Banki’s Murder, Balancing Grief, Protest, and Pride - The Media Line

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President Herzog commemorates 10 years since Jerusalem Pride Parade attack

President Herzog becomes first Israeli President to attend Jerusalem Pride Parade, commemorating a decade since the murder of Shira Banki by an extremist.

Herzog becomes first president to attend Jerusalem Pride: ‘There is absolutely no place for violence’

'The best proof that hope is possible': Jerusalem holds 23rd Pride Parade

This year's march marks a decade since the murder of teenager Shira Banki during the parade in 2015, again set against the somber backdrop of the war in Gaza. Shira's father, Uri, said 'Israeli society is full of good people, no matter their sexual orientation or the size of their kippa…there is room for everyone'

Thousands at Jerusalem Pride Parade as event marks 10 years since deadly attack

Annual march commemorates decade since Shira Banki’s murder as thousands march under heavy security; Opposition Leader Lapid condemns Smotrich, Ben-Gvir and ultra-Orthodox leaders for anti-LGBTQ+ policies

Jerusalem marks Pride 10 years after murder of teenage marcher

Thousands of Israelis took to the streets under a heavy police presence for Jerusalem's annual Pride march Thursday, a decade after the murder of a teenager by a Jewish extremist during the same event.The fatal stabbing of 16-year-old Shira Banki on July 30 that year, in an attack that also wounded six others, prompted police to step up their surveillance of Pride festivities in Jerusalem in the years that followed.