(JTA) — The haredi Orthodox man charged with stabbing six participants in the Jerusalem Pride Parade has been deemed psychologically fit to stand trial.
Yishai Schlissel, who is in police custody, was given the psychiatric evaluation on Friday, a day after he allegedly stabbed six, seriously injuring two, i24news reported. One of the seriously injured, a 16-year-old girl, died from her injuries.
Schlissel had been released from prison three weeks earlier after serving 10 years for a similar attack at Jerusalem’s 2005 gay pride parade.
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Schlissel waived his right to an attorney and said he did not recognize the court’s authority because it did not adhere to biblical laws.
In addition to government officials like Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Reuven Rivlin, numerous Orthodox groups and leaders, including the country’s two chief rabbis, have condemned the attack.
“Judaism and bloodshed do not go together,” Jerusalem Chief Rabbi Aryeh Stern said Friday during a visit to the wounded, according to i24news.
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