Shira Banki
By Boycotting Gay Pride, Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat Is Endorsing Hate
Nir Barkat is joining the voices that seek to disenfranchise LGBTQ Israelis — voices that happen to be dominated by the ultra-Orthodox, Lana Adler writes.
Parents of Girl Killed at Jerusalem Pride March Urge Public to Attend Event
The parents of Shira Banki, the 16-year-old girl who was killed in an attack on participants in last year’s Jerusalem gay pride march, have called on the public to participate in this year’s march.
It's Time To Fight Hate From the Day of Love
EDITORIAL: Jewish extremists have murdered an Israeli girl and a Palestinian toddler. Faced with such actions, friends of Israel must not be intimidated into silence.
Jewish Home Files Complaint Over Threatening Posts to Party Chairman
The Jewish Home party has filed a police complaint over threatening comments posted to chairman Naftali Bennett’s Facebook page.
Mother of Gay Pride Parade Stabber Speaks to Victim’s Family
The mother of the man who stabbed six marchers in the annual Jerusalem Gay Pride parade said she regrets her son’s actions.
Subversive Death Notices Mourn Israeli and Palestinian Alike
In the Israeli tradition of posting public death notices, activists are plastering Tel Aviv with posters mourning Jewish teenager Shira Banki and Palestinian toddler Ali Saad Dawabshe.
Jerusalem Pride Organizer: 'It Was Horrible'
Tom Canning, Director of Development at the Jerusalem Open House and one of the organizers of the Jerusalem Pride March, speaks to our own Jay Michaelson about what he saw last Thursday, and who he thinks is to blame for the stabbing at the march.
U.S. Jewish Groups Call on Israel to Rein in Jewish Extremists
Jewish groups in the United States called on Israel to more forcefully rein in its Jewish extremists.
International Jewish LGBT Conference to Honor Jerusalem Parade Victim
Gay Jewish community builders from across the world are set to convene in Austria for the inauguration of an international think tank on their communities’ needs.