Shira Banki
Shira Banki was a 16-year-old Israeli who was fatally stabbed at the 2015 Jerusalem gay pride parade by an ultra-Orthodox Jewish assailant.
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Aug 18, 2026
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Honored by President Herzog at Jerusalem Pride Parade, remembering a victim of a past hate crime.
From a Likud perspective, this is a reminder of the need for national unity and respect, though some on the right decry politicizing the event.
Aug 16, 2026
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President Herzog honored the memory of Shira Banki, who was murdered at the 2015 Jerusalem Pride Parade.
Her memory is invoked in the religious and liberal cultural conflict, a sensitive fault line for the Likud-led coalition alongside its orthodox religious partners.
Aug 14, 2026
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Herzog honored the memory of Banki, the teenager murdered at the 2015 Jerusalem Pride Parade.
The bipartisan memorial is uncontroversial, but the surrounding Pride debate remains a live fault line for Likud's religious coalition partners.
Aug 13, 2026
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President Herzog honored Shira Banki at the Jerusalem Pride Parade.
Likud condemns Banki's murder as a terror attack, but coalition religious parties' stance on Pride keeps this a sensitive topic for the right.
Aug 9, 2026
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Herzog honored Banki at the Jerusalem Pride Parade, remembering the teenager murdered at the 2015 march.
Likud's coalition base is split: most mourn her death, but some religious voters resent the Pride Parade's prominence in Jerusalem.
Aug 6, 2026
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President Herzog honored Shira Banki at the Jerusalem Pride Parade, years after she was murdered at the 2015 parade.
Her memory has become a symbol in the liberal-secular fight against hate, and Likud's response is judged by both the center-left and religious right.
Aug 3, 2026
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The murdered teenager was honored by President Herzog at the Jerusalem Pride Parade.
Banki's memory is invoked by the left to attack religious communities, but Likud treats the tragedy as a shared sorrow and rejects using it for political gain.
Jul 30, 2026
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President Herzog honored her memory at the Jerusalem Pride Parade.
Likud may see this as a respectful nod to a tragic victim, but not a central political issue.
Jul 25, 2026
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Murdered at a previous Jerusalem Pride Parade, honored by President Herzog.
Likud remembers her tragedy but generally prefers to avoid politicizing the Pride event.
Jul 23, 2026
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Remembered at Jerusalem Pride Parade as a victim of a stabbing at a previous parade.
Her memory is used by left-wing opponents to criticize the government's stance on LGBT rights, but Likud focuses on the broader security context.