A religious Israeli was indicted for stabbing marchers taking part in a Jerusalem gay pride parade. Yishai Shlisel, a resident of the fervently Orthodox community of Kiryat Sefer, was charged with attempted murder Tuesday after being arrested during last week’s stabbing spree.
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