Victor Tayar ( he, ויקטור תייר, 1931–1993) was an Israeli artist and political figure.
Biography
Born in
Libya
Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Suda ...
,
[Arab rage inside Israel]
New York Times, 3 April 1988 Tayar made
aliyah to Israel and settled in
Jaffa.
During the 1970s he was amongst the leaders of the
Black Panthers.
[ For the 1981 elections he headed a party called Amkha, but won only 460 votes. In the 1984 elections Amkha won 733 votes. For the 1988 elections the list was renamed "Unity - for Victor Tayar to the Knesset", but won only 446 votes.
He died in 1993.
]
References
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1931 births
Israeli people of Libyan-Jewish descent
Jewish socialists
Leaders of political parties in Israel
Israeli artists
1993 deaths
Black Panthers (Israel) politicians