June 5, 2013
Police in Israel Arrest 3 in Connection to Gay Youth Killings
Kilian Melloy READ TIME: 1 MIN.
Israeli police say they have arrested three suspects in connection to the killing of two people at a gay youth center in Tel Aviv four years ago.
Spokesman Mickey Rosenfeld said the suspects were arrested Wednesday. These were the first arrests in connection to 2009 incident in which a masked gunman shot and killed two people at the club in Tel Aviv and seriously wounded four others.
Rosenfeld said the suspects will be brought before a Tel Aviv court on Thursday.
The killings were the most serious homophobic attack in a country that is fairly gay-friendly, particularly in the coastal city of Tel Aviv.
The two killed were a 26-year-old counselor and a 17-year-old girl.
The arrests came before Tel Aviv's annual gay pride parade, set for Friday.
Kilian Melloy serves as EDGE Media Network's Associate Arts Editor and Staff Contributor. His professional memberships include the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association, the Boston Online Film Critics Association, The Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association, and the Boston Theater Critics Association's Elliot Norton Awards Committee.
