After the verdict was handed down, Schlissel’s attorney told the media: The accused even refused the pleas of his family, who were in court, to stand up and respect the court.
During sentencing the accused showed contempt of court repeatedly and refused to stand when asked to do so.” YNet News reported that the Jerusalem District Attorney later added that charge to Schlissel’s rap sheet. Judge Zvi Segal told him at the time “I’m talking to you and therefore you’ll stand, you are starting to show contempt of court. When he was sentenced in 2006, Schlissel sat down in court, refusing the judge’s orders to stand. When He Was Sentenced in 2006, Schlissel Refused to Stand When the Verdict Was Read Out The following year, the efforts to put on the 2006 parade were featured in the documentary film Jerusalem is Proud to Present.Ĥ. The city council had even banned that march until a court overturned the decision and the Pride festival went ahead. In their report on the 2005 stabbings, the BBC noted that that march had been opposed by the mayor of Jerusalem at the time. Gay Pride events in Israel regularly draw protests from Jews, Muslims and Christians in the country, reports YNet News.
